Icom HF Rigs (was: RE: [ICOM] PBT Mod and questions)

[Frank A. Ellis]

Mac,

That is believable. I read somewhere that the 735 had
the longest production run, as well as the most units
made, of any ICOM HF rig.

73 Frank W3UHF



--- D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I believe at one time, the 735 was the world's
> most popular radio.  I have three of them.
> 
> I've had 720A and 730; liked 'em all.  Now
> have a 746, 706 Mk II, 703+, and as of last
> Saturday, a 7000 that's still in the box.
> 
> 
> Mac - K2GKK/5
> Oklahoma City
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Adam Farson <farson at shaw.ca>
> Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> To: 'ICOM Reflector' <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] PBT Mod and questions
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:02:37 -0800
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> Well...the IC-735 was an amazingly full-featured
> radio for its size. It had
> a built-in keyer, VOX (if I am not mistaken), and
> even an excellent IF notch
> filter. By comparison, the 728 was an upgrade in
> base technology but a
> downgrade in features. The 728 used the same DDS
> chipset as the 725/726; its
> synthesiser was much quieter than the 735's
> "classic" PLL, even though its
> composite noise at 2 kHz offset on 14 MHz was as
> high as -85 dBc/Hz.
> 
> For an entry-level Icom HF radio nowadays, I would
> choose the IC-718 over
> the IC-707. The 718 is excellent value for money.
> 
> It is interesting to browse through all the ARRL Lab
> test reports on these
> radios; this is a good way to arrive at a
> comparison.
> 
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
> 
> 
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