[ICOM] 706MKIIg versus FT450

[Paul Gates, KD3JF]

Yes, I suppose you R correct that Deaf Radios are
quiet but it is a pleasure to copy CW or SSB when  you
hear the station you are working without other noises.
When I get to Fort McHenry National Park there is no
unwanted noise on my KX1 or 703 Plus and they are not
deaf radios.
--- Jim Miller <JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net> wrote:

> Deaf radios ARE quiet.
> 
> 73, Jim
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Gates, KD3JF" <pearly732003 at yahoo.com>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 6:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] 706MKIIg versus FT450
> 
> 
> I agree Bill.... You are beating the horse to death.
> I
> think you are no doubt correct in allicating the 706
> for mobile operation. On mine I had the 250 and 1.9
> filters and had to have the attenuator on and the
> pre-amp off plus the DSP at all times in the house.
> I
> constantly had a S-8 noise plus I added a Digital
> speaker. Now if you won't tell anyone I will tell
> you
> what I did! I put 2 radios on line ... The TenTec
> Triton IV and the TT Delta and noise pretty much
> disappeared! Do not sell the old radios short. I am
> now  using the Delta because it has WARC bands. I
> recently bought a 703 Plus for qrp and the receiver
> is
> fabulous and that is the one which should be in the
> 706G. 
> 
> I think your problem is you cannot bring yourself to
> sell the 706!! LOL!! And, you do not have to if you
> leave it in the car and the 450 in the house!
> 
> Do you have FIOS with Verizon?
> 
> Paul Gates, KD3JF
> Glen Burnie, MD
> --- Bill Gallagher WA3RA
> <william.gallagher8 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > I hate to beat a dead horse, but I have A/B'd
> these
> > rigs in my SO2R HF mobile. The 706 is still there,
> > the '450 did NOT replace the still extant FT747SX
> > (with a remote front panel...ever see one of
> those?)
> > 
> > In their intended locations, using marginal
> > antennas, the 706 wins hands down in practical
> > circumstances. The front end is broad as a barn
> > door, so filters are a must for anything beyond
> > casual use. As an aside, the 706 seems to prefer
> the
> > AH4 tuner with a 21-foot whip (AB116 x2, -117,-118
> > on athe matching -77 mount) over the SGC-230 with
> > the SGC whip. Brand 'Y' has sharper selectivity,
> but
> > the 706 can work stations that the 450 can't even
> > hear. I would not hesitate to use the Yaesu on a
> > decent antenna system at home, and it is a fine
> > transverter IF. The Yaesu DSP is quite a bit
> better
> > than the 706, but that is more a function of the
> 450
> > being newer, but the Icom is more intuitive and
> the
> > less cluttered display is easier to read at a
> > glance, always a consideration when mobile. To
> tell
> > you the truth, if the 450 didn't fall in my lap.
> I'd
> > probably have gotten an IC-7000. I'm waiting to
> see
> > a -7200 in the wild, now...but my radio money is
> > going to be scarce for a while...all three of our
> > cars got hit yesterday morning; two are totals,
> and
> > the third will take 4-6 weeks before it drives
> > again. Oh, the SGC survived the hit, except for
> the
> > rubber spring...and I'm afraid to call them to
> find
> > what a replacement will cost...
> > 
> > Forget the lab figures...in the car, you won't get
> > within 30dB of them...bottom line, the '706 is a
> > great mobile rig; the -450 is a 'home' rig that
> > wants to pretend that it's a mobile.
> > 
> > Oh, I use a mondo cap and inductor to filter my DC
> > from the main car system, and a similar system on
> my
> > switching supplies at home for spike protection; I
> > can also switch to the secondary system, which can
> > be isolated from the primary
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