[ICOM] Fwd: [OKtraders] New Icom IC-7300 HF/6m XCVR Introduced

[Roger (K8RI)]

Perhaps he wasn't impressed as it's what he's using to compare it with.
He has a number of top end rigs including SDRs from various manufactures.

He was not impressed as it did not compare well with his other rigs. He 
did say, it was a very good rig for the price and compares favorably 
with older rigs and other rigs in the $1,500 range.

At roughly $1,500 it is one of the lower priced rigs except for the Icom 
and Yaesu mobile rigs.

The 756 Pro (I have one too) that I seldom use, is several generations 
old as far as the technology goes. The 761 and 745s are even older.. I 
had those too.
6-meter band openings.<sigh>  I have Australia, New Zealand, S America, 
Europe, and Africa on six (all not only on the same day, but within a 
couple of hours with that old 756 Pro, in my log book I worked one guy 
in Central America who was testing a rig on the bench with just a wire 
stuck into the coax connector.  OTOH I had  a 7L C3i  Yagi at 115 feet. 
Several times the band was open world wide.

I parted with my S line and KWM2 that I used in the 1970s.long ago. 
Actually, I wish I had the S-line and KWM2 back although they are not 
nearly as nice to operate. They had cleaner signals than most, if not 
all, of today's top end solid state rigs.

My stations from the 1970s with a lot of dated rigs: 
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/boat2.htm  & 
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/boat3.htm
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/boat1.htm including the KWS1/75A4.

Today's better (top end rigs) are now only beginning to approach the IM 
figures of the S-line.

I really don't miss those rigs, but I'd like the Collins just for 
nostalgia's sake.
I definitely don't miss those short lived vacuum tubes, or the horrible 
prices of 12AT7s on today's market.  Back then, I was paying $305 for 
new Eimac 8877s.  IIRC 6146s were around $5.  New 6L6s were less than 
that.  I have a guitar amp that uses 6, 6L6s. The tubes are worth more 
than what the amp cost new.  I can't justify fixing it.

73

Roger (K8RI)


On 6/9/2016 Thursday 6:36 PM, Ron via Icom wrote:
> Too bad the individual isn't impressed with his 7300. Since I got mine, my 761, 756PRO, 745 and Collins radios have become lonesome.
> Last night, I worked a fantastic 6M opening with the 7300. The reception was awesome and the Passband Tuning was invaluable keeping the stations separated. My reception reports were excellent as I've become accustomed to! Sensitivity on 6M has exceeded my (high) expectations.....
> Still using the hand mic, even though I've acquired a bunch of new ones to play with...
> Can't wait for the follow on model!!!
>
> ron
> N4UE
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com>
> To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, Jun 9, 2016 6:26 pm
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Fwd: [OKtraders] New Icom IC-7300 HF/6m XCVR Introduced
>
> I hate the touch screen on my tablet. Either I can't hit the right spot, or
> I accidently bump it, sending it off somewhere else.
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Roger (K8RI) <k8ri at rogerhalstead.com> wrote:
>
>> The tiny touch screen would be a deal breaker for me and my profession was
>> and degree is CS, not programming.
>> Touch screens on large computer screens are great, but tiny screens on
>> smart phones and rigs are gadgets.
>> A local ham and friend, already has a 7300 and says he is not impressed.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Roger (K8RI)
>>
>>


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