[ICOM] TS-2000 vs. IC-910

[Michael Raskin]

Joe, Dave, Bill, and Tony - Thanks for your responses.  I received a total 
of five, only one of which was favorable for the TS-2000, which I have 
copied below.

73,
Mike, W4UM (ex-K4KUZ)
South Florida DX Association - www.qsl.net/k4fk
Mid Florida DX Association - www.w4fdx.com
Florida Contest Group - www.floridacontestgroup.org

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Mike,
I've owned both and they were each good rigs. The 2000 has IF DSP as
opposed to "optional" AF DSP in the 910. I like the fact that the DSP is
standard and more sophisticated on the 2000. Really about the only thing
that the 910 has over the 2000 is more power on 440mhz. 75 wattts vs 50
on the 2000. But that may not be much of an advantage because the SWR
protect circuitry in the 910 keeps it pulled back to the 35 to 40 watt
level if the SWR is the least bit higher than perfect. In fact I have
never seen my 910 do close to 75 watts on 440 except into a dummy load.
Now if you have limited space for that satellite rig then the 910 is for
you as it has a smaller footprint. At first glance the 910 appears to be
$300 cheaper than a 2000 but by the time you add a TCXO, a single DSP
module and a CW filter to get it as close to the 2000s capabilities as
you can then it costs $190 MORE than a 2000 and you don't have all the
HF capabilities that the 2000 throws in for free. I don't see how Icom
sells any 910s. Wanna buy my 910? I think I just talked myself into
another 2000! 73
Paul, N5PS
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Kononchik" <kononchik at sbcglobal.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] TS-2000 vs. IC-910


> Hi Mike,
>
>  I have an Icom IC-910H and have not regretted it once.  But before 
> purchasing the Icom, I was seriously looking at the Kenwood TS-2000.  Here 
> are a few things that influenced me to buy the Icom over the Kenwood.
>
>  (1) I was not interested in HF since I was seriously thinking about 
> getting into satellite communications.  The IC-910H is UHF and VHF only. 
> The TS-2000 has HF, UHF and VHF.
>
>  (2) Eventually I would like to try 23 cm, but wanted the ability to 
> install it myself without any appreciable downtime or the additional cost 
> of someone else installing a module for me.  The IC-910H 1.2 GHz module is 
> user installable; the TS-2000 is not.
>
>  (3) The display looks cleaner and less cluttered on the IC-910H, the 
> TS-2000 does not.
>
>  Hopes this helps.
>
>  73
>  Joe, KS1I
>
>  > -----Original Message-----
>> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
>> On
>> Behalf Of Michael Raskin
>> Sent: 26 August 2006 21:08
>> To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net; Icom Reflector
>> Subject: [ICOM] TS-2000 vs. IC-910
>>
>> I already have a good HF rig with 6M (IC-7800). I'm looking for a VHF rig
>> for 2M CW (maybe 440, too) and, eventually, SAT. Both have been around 
>> for
>> several years and I don't know if Icom or Kenwood plan to introduce new
>> models in the near future. Any pros or cons? Has anyone tried both?
>>
>> Mike, W4UM (ex-K4KUZ)
>> South Florida DX Association - www.qsl.net/k4fk
>> Mid Florida DX Association - www.w4fdx.com
>> Florida Contest Group - www.floridacontestgroup.org
>>
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