[ICOM] QST - 7600

[John Geiger]

Being that I can't afford a 7600 (or much else) right now, I guess I will have to quote Stephen Stills on this one:

"If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with"

73s John AA5JG

--- On Fri, 10/9/09, Jan Robbins <swanman at cfu.net> wrote:

> From: Jan Robbins <swanman at cfu.net>
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] QST - 7600
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Friday, October 9, 2009, 12:25 PM
> Hi John,
> Check Adam's reviews (on his website) of the 7600, 7700,
> and 7800 re the 
> receivers, etc.  That seems
> to me the best place to get a good comparison.
> 
>  From actual experience here, with a 7800 next to a 7700
> for a month, 
> there is
> no question in my mind the 7700 receiver is superior. 
> I no longer own a 
> 7800.
> 
> The review IS tempting, isn't it?  If I needed a rig,
> I'd sure want to 
> study that 7600
> a bit more.
> 
> 73 Jan
> 
> John Geiger wrote:
> > 
> > --- On Fri, 10/9/09, Jan Robbins <swanman at cfu.net>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> The 
> >> receiver data is
> >> especially impressive, coming out vy nearly as
> good as the
> >> 7700, which 
> >> is Icom's best.
> > 
> > Does the 7700 beat the 7800 in receiver
> performance?  
> > 
> > I admit, the QST review of the 7600 is very tempting.
> > 
> > 73s John AA5JG
> > 
> > 
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