[ICOM] 740 vs 745 vs... [Was: Re: Internal PS question]

[John]

How is the noise blanker on the 740? Does it do much on power line noise
and other electrical crud?

John AF5CC

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Theodore Morris <tmorris at fuse.net> wrote:

> (Sorry if you get this twice, something in the original didn't like part
> of it and chopped}
>
> Since I can't afford a new(er) rig, I have a definite bias toward what I
> already own. Having the 740 and 745, I will say I agree with reviewers
> who pointed out the receiver on the '745 was not as hot as the one in
> the '740. I <love> the '740 (Malcolm Scott just gave it the once-over a
> few months ago, BTW). For a long time, with my previous Field Day crew,
> the CW guys would ask for my '740 for their station (2A). Boy, did I
> strut around proud!
>
>
> It's funny how many times I've used contemporary rigs at Field Day whose
> owners have no clue what you can do with IF Shift, Passband tuning, RF
> Gain, etc., to achieve signal-slicing that rivals DSP rigs (IMHO). It's
> <harder> on a '740, but better than on a new rig when the operator
> doesn't have a clue how to use what s/he's bought!
>
>
> I'm just sayin'...
>
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