[ICOM] 7800 and 7600

[bonddaleena at aol.com]

Interesting.... I have a 756PRO which I bought in Tokyo when they were first announced. It works perfect and I mostly use it on 6 Meters.

Any experience on how all these newer radios perform on 6 Meters????

tnx
ron
N4UE






-----Original Message-----
From: manualman <manualman at juno.com>
To: icom <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, Dec 31, 2010 8:38 pm
Subject: Re: [ICOM] 7800 and 7600


The 7800 has two independent receiver circuits.  The 7600 has "dual
atch" which only allows you to monitor two frequencies on the same band.
ig difference.
Pete, wa2cwa
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:16:51 -0600 "Jan C. Robbins" <swanman at cfu.net>
rites:
 I have been fortunate to have side by side in my shack for more than 
 a 
 year an IC-7800 (three roofing filters) and an IC-7600.  They are
 both EXCELLENT radios.  Here is a comparison that might surprise 
 some folks.
 
 There is really nothing to choose between the 7800 receiver and the 
 7600 
 receiver, and both rigs
 allow dual receive (unlike the 7700, which doesn't but is also a 
 superb 
 rig; I've tried it). There is NOTHING
 you can hear on a 7800 that you can't hear equally well on the 7600. 
  
 Nothing.
 
 If anything, the 7600 is easier to use on digital modes than the 
 7800, 
 and of course is in general much simpler..
 
 Given the price differential between 7800 and 7600 ($7,400 v. 
 $3,600), 
 you lose nothing important by purchasing the
 7600 EXCEPT the possibility of running 200 watts.
 
 Now of course there are other differences.  You can't use an 
 external 
 monitor with the
 7600 and you can with the 7800, as an example.  Certainly you should 
 
 evaluate the specs on 7800, 7700 and 7600
 together when you consider a purchase. But for sheer performance in 
 DX 
 and contests, most will find the 7600 all
 the radio they need, and at a substantial savings, if 100 watts will 
 do 
 what they want to do (drive an amp, for instance).
 
 Thus this is no statement that the 7800 or 7700 do not have 
 advantages 
 over the 7600; patently they
 do.  But if one uses any kind of cost/benefit ratio in determining a 
 
 purchase, the 7600 is not
 just a "best buy:" it is probably the BEST BUY on the market.
 
 Happy New Year to all!!  73 Jan N0JR
 
 -- 
 Evolve.  Coexist.  Go in Peace.
 
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