[ICOM] Re: New IC-7700 announced at Dayton

[Vladimir Sidorov]

Gents,

Who said that contesters don't need either another receiver or at east a 
dualwatch? Did Icom contesting gurus ever heard somebody working 40 m SSB 
saying, "listening this frequency (say, 7080) AND 7248"?

I doubt very much, somebody (or at leat a lot of people) will spend 6-7K for 
a radio just for seldom contesting needs. Most of people buy a RADIO to use 
for all possible purposes. So let people have at least the dualwatch...

The statement about IC-7700 as "Single Op 2 Radio" dedicated one looks a bit 
overkill for me. Quite some SO2R people run a good quality TRX with a full 
set of antennas and a good PA, and then add another cheaper radio, used or 
so, barefoot, along with just a vertical. Two full blown TRXs is good, of 
course, but not quite feasible.

Maybe I am wrong... Time will tell.

73,
Vladimir VE3IAE

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