[Kenwood] Re: Best Kenwood HF Rig

[John Tait]

"I have owned the 520, 530, 820, 830, 440, 450, 850, 870, and the 950SDX. 
My operating history has involved DXing and rag-chewing, mostly on SSB, and 
I have been particularly interested in receiver quality.  My all-time 
favorite has been the TS-850SAT.  I have owned 3 of them and they have been 
superior to any other radio I have owned, including the FT-1000D and the 
FT-1000MP series.  I rate them very subjectively by receiver quality, 
receive audio, features, and ease of operation.  Anyone else operating the 
same equipment would probably arrive at a different conclusion, but I rate 
the TS-850 as my all-time favorite."

    I would agree completely with Joe. I think that the TS850 is STILL the 
best "bang for buck" around. I have a 950SDX, an 850, an MP and an MP Field. 
They're all fine rigs, but the 850 is as good as any. The TS 870 I found 
very dissappointing. The 850 (with a few good INRAD filters) blows it away 
in a contest, or a major pile up.... DSP (the bits we use) can be added with 
an SGC, BHI,Clearspeech, Heil or what-have-you..

   Vy 73
       John EI7BA    http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/