[ICOM] Icom IC-756ProIII or TS-950SDX (was: TS-850SAT???)

[Jim's mail]

At the risk of being asked (told?) to leave this reflector, those wanting 
dual receive and HF + 6 radios look at the Elecraft K3 (www.elecraft.com). 
These are new radios having been introduced just before Dayton this year and 
are now shipping.  The prices quoted on the web site are very attractive for 
what the radio offers; 160 through 6 meters, options of either 10 watts or 
100 watts at purchase and an upgrade for the low power unit at a later date, 
CW and RTTY decode built in, full dual receive.

No, I don't have one and I don't have one on order.  Some that have tested 
it compare it favorably to the Ten-Tec Orion II.

Enjoy the looking.
Jim Good KD5VXH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <n5ten at yahoo.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom IC-756ProIII or TS-950SDX (was: TS-850SAT???)


>
> --- Robert Chudek <k0rc at pclink.com> wrote:
>> For a comparison it's tough to beat the features of
>> the Pro III in the
>> (street) price range of $2,500. I think the TenTec
>> Omni VII is a contender.
>
> Except you give up dual receive, possibly a voice
> keyer, and the band scope doesn't work as well.  I am
> not paying $2500 for a rig that doesn't do some form
> of dual receive.
>
>> I haven't looked at the Yaesu products in a while,
>> maybe there's a current
>> product that is comparable.
>
> The FT2000 is supposed to be comparable, except that
> it is plagued with problems.  Go read some of the
> eham.net reviews on it.
>
>
> For reference, the
>> TS-950SDX and SM-230 station
>> monitor all filtered up (250 Hz, 270 Hz, 500 Hz,
>> 1800 Hz main RX and 500 Hz
>> sub RX) was over $5,000 in 1990 dollars.
>
> And you still didn't get 6m on it!
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
>
>
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