[ICOM] Icom IC-706 MK II G vs. IC-7000

[Larry Benko]

Paul,

Did you look at my tests?  I have looked at a couple 706s and 7000s and 
saw very little differences between each radio type.  Unless you have a 
substantial SWR or are not measuring the DC voltage at the radio I have 
not seen a requirement for 13.5V to get full power.  While it may be 
obvious to some people, a 6 ft cord made from #14 wire (12' round trip) 
with 20A will drop slightly more than 0.6V.  Also the connector to the 
radio often starts dropping voltage after a lot of use as do loose fuse 
holders etc.  All my tests were done with the connector to the radio 
verified as dropping very little voltage, no inline fuses, and the 
voltage to the radio was measured about 1 foot away from the radio.

I do a lot of county hunting as a mobile and have many friends who have 
both the 706 and the 7000.  The consensus among everyone who owns both 
radios for mobile use is that the 7000 put out less power when they 
changed radios.  This is especially apparent when the vehicle engine is off.

This in no way makes the 7000 a bad radio.  Icom may well have done this 
on purpose as you get better transmitter IMD specs. if the voltage to 
the radio is higher.

73, Larry, W0QE

Paul Gates, KD3JF wrote:
> In my 706 G the only way I could get fully output was
> at 13.5 volts. At 12 volts power was way down....
>
> Paul Gates, KD3JF
> --- Larry Benko <xxw0qe at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> One more large difference is that the 706 requires
>> significantly less DC 
>> voltage to produce full power out than the 7000
>> does.  While this is not 
>> a big deal in a fixed environment it is for mobile
>> use.  Take a look at 
>>
>>     
> http://www.bnk.com/W0QE/IC7000_vs_IC706_mobile_pwr.html
>   
>> for the 
>> details.  By the way I own both radios and have 30K
>> mobile contacts on 
>> the 706 and over 10K on the 7000 so I am "slightly"
>> familiar with both 
>> radios.  About 60% is CW and about 40% SSB.  I now
>> run a battery booster 
>> with the 7000.
>>
>> 73,
>> Larry, W0QE
>>
>> John Geiger wrote:
>>     
>>> Some of the things you would get:
>>>
>>> 1. Multiple filter widths for each mode
>>> 2. Extra 15 watts on UHF
>>> 3. Pass band tuning
>>> 4. CW memory keyer
>>> 5. Voice keyer
>>> 6. Manual notch-Autonotchs were created by Satan
>>>       
>> hiimself
>>     
>>> 7. Somewhat usable bandscope
>>> 8. Really lousy mic audio
>>> 9. Built in TCXO
>>>
>>> 73s John AA5JG
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
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