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

[John Geiger]

I also had an Icom 720A for several years and loved it.  Truely a great
receiver given the time period that it was made. Too bad that stepper band
switch would wear out.

73s John NE0P

----- Original Message -----
From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:54 PM
Subject: Icom HF Rigs (was: RE: [ICOM] PBT Mod and questions)


> 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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