[ICOM] Opinions wanted on Icom 775dsp and 781

[paul glassman]

Sitting in my shack is a 781,  7800, 1000d, ftdx9000d,
Orion 2, TS950sdx and last but not least  r9000. My
uneducated unresearched unqualified humble opinion?
They all sound kinda kewl!!!
ooooppppsss forgot the 706mk2g......
                                       73  Paul W8JN  

--- Tim Duffy K3LR <k3lr at k3lr.com> wrote:

> With all due respect to Jan, I know what I am
> talking about when it comes to
> high
> performance radio equipment.
> 
> Winning 3 out of the 4 major DX contests last season
> in Multi Multi is NOT easy
> at all!
> I am 2 miles from the Ohio border and we beat the
> BIG guys on the EAST coast!
> 
> To do this you need GREAT operators and the BEST
> receiver you can get.
> My game is winning DX contests, so I use the BEST
> radios I can possibly find!
> 
> The 775DSP had leakage issues between the A and B
> VFOs ( known 775 bug).
> The 775 front ends did not hold up in big signal,
> big time contesting.
> The 775 receiver phase noise on 40 and 80 meters
> when the band is full was
> terrible.
> The phantom bleeps and bloops drove my team crazy.
> 
> The 781 front end is crunch proof and the
> selectivity is very good.
> The 7800s are even better (as Jan pointed out).
> 
> Real world experience trumps lab data. Hundreds of
> big signals with very weak
> ones that we want to work!
> Try that with a lab generator!
> Bottom Line - If the 775 was a better receiver, I
> would have twelve 775s instead
> of twelve 781s!
> 
> If you are not putting the 775 into busy contest
> (high signal levels - low band)
> environments, then it will work fine for you.
> Be careful of VFO leakage when you run split. This
> problem may be fixed now, so
> try it first.
> 
> 73!
> Tim K3LR
> 
> 
> Jan Robbins wrote:
> 
> > The 775 is a MARKEDLY better receiver than the
> 781, without the InRad
> > roofing filter in the 775.  With it, the 775 is AT
> LEAST as good a
> > receiver as the 7800 with only the 6khz roofing
> filter (the 7800 with
> > 3khz is simply the best receiver I've ever
> encountered, and I've done
> > the A/B tests).  Tim talks a good game without the
> data.
> >
> > Tim Duffy K3LR wrote:
> >
> > >Hello Gul!
> > >
> > >I had two IC775s. I was not impressed with this
> radio.
> > >
> > >The IC781 works VERY well! We use many of them.
> > >The receiver is incredible!
> > >
> > >73!
> > >Tim K3LR
> > >
> > >100% Icom Multi Multi contest station
> > >
> > >http://www.k3lr.com
> > >
> > >info at worldcomms.eu wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Dear Om,
> > >> need opinions on these two models of Icom
> 775dsp and 781.
> > >>Let me know your choice and opinions.
> > >>
> > >>Thanks 73s. EA8ASN Gul
> > >>
> > >>----
> > >>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC,
> icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
> > >>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
> > >>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >----
> > >Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC,
> icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
> > >Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
> > >Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > ----
> > Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC,
> icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
> > Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
> > Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> 
> 
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC,
> icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
> Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> 


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