[ICOM] RE: News

[Ekki Plicht (DF4OR)]

On Saturday 29 November 2008, Dick Flanagan wrote:
> At 01:06 AM 11/29/2008, Ekki Plicht (DF4OR) wrote:
>  >> And with the 7700 you are effectively limited to *one* frequency in a
>  >> band.
>  >
>  >You can very easily overcome this limitation by buying a second IC-7700.
>  >Simple!
>
> I like your thinking, Ekki!!  :) 

Don't forget that I work for Germanys largest ham radio dealer... :-)

I have the 7700 in the showroom for some months now and love playing with it. 
It's an impressive radio and I like it in some regards even better than the 
IC-7800. 
Still the lack of dual watch nags me somewhat. I tried to use it like it were 
chasing some DX by using the XFC button, but that's not really a good 
solution. In fact the lack of Dual Watch is what holds me back in replacing 
my Pro3 with a 7700. But ok - Icom positioned it as a contest radio, and for 
that it's perfect.

I will wait for the 7600 and see how the receiver compares with both the 7700 
and the pro3.

73,
Ekki, DF4OR