[ICOM] Confused on Icom 7000

[David Ring]

Sherwood is very good with receivers, I'd believe his numbers.

73

David N1EA

On 6/7/07, John Geiger <n5ten at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am a little confused on the Icom 7000 receiver
> performance.  I keep seeing comments on how it is so
> much better than the 706MKIIG, and equal to the
> 756PRO3, etc.  One person even said it is better than
> the PRO3.  But then I go to the Sherwood Engineering
> website and look under the receiver test data for
> close in IMD testing, and find this:
>
> The 706mKIIG has a IMD of 74db at 2khz spacing.  I
> think this is probably a little optimistic. I have
> used a 706MKIIG and its receiver isn't that great.
> This number puts it above the 781 and 756PRO.  Then
> you scroll down and find the Icom 7000 with an IMD of
> 63 at 2khz spacing.  An 11 db difference is pretty
> significant, and not in favor of the 7000.
>
> So what is the receiver really like in the 7000?  Is
> it as bad as the Sherwood engineering numbers
> indicate?  Is if that far behind the 706mKIIG?
>
> 73s John W5TD
>
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