[OKDXA] Icom 7700/7800

[Jay Bromley]

Hi John and Tim,
John I would say so, I still have the Pro 3 here with the 7700.  I didn't 
lose Dual Watch since I still have the Pro 3, but for my operating I didn't 
find it very useful.  On chasing weak DX on 40m CW you really need or I need 
a separate sub receiver to where I can split the audio out from the DX 
station to who is working the DX in each ear cup.  With Dual Watch is a 
mixture of the two VFOs and adds 3 dB of noise right off the bat.  On loud 
net like signals or on quiet bands then great I could use DW, but on the 
lower bands I went back to using the XFC button even on the Pro 3.  I tried 
for two years to figure out DW and finally gave up.  What would have been a 
true sub receiver is used for the bandscope.  Since the display is use for 
more than just a bandscope, I wouldn't trade either to go back to my Inraded 
Yaesu, but I will admit missing the true sub receiver at times.

Here is what you get from a good Pro 3 to a 7700.  Better break-in, QSK is 
as good as some of my QRP rigs (like old TenTec rigs), no click or pops in 
the headphones using QSK.   200 watts (6m operators love the extra power) I 
find I use the amp less on the other bands as well.  The receiver is indeed 
better with 3 roofing filters the Pro 3 doesn't have, it only has one.  Tone 
controls for receive as well as transmit, the sound is very much improved. 
Digital features are much better, you can hook up a keyboard and go on PSK 
or RTTY without a computer.  DIG-SEL for to improve front end filtering. 
APF is back for CW operation.  I am sure there is much more, but this is all 
I can think of now.  The article is on the ARRL web right now.

John I know you were mainly asking Tim.  He is indeed one of the experts we 
have and he is a better op than I ever will be.  Ditto for his station, but 
thought I would throw my two cents in.  Really worth only a penny, hi.

73 de jay/w5jay..


> Hello John:
>
> I used the PRO III when I was in Brazil for WRTC in 2006. It was an
> outstanding radio. The PY ops bought lots of the PRO IIIs that the WRTC
> teams used during the contest. I was very impressed with how well the PRO
> III stacked up against my IC765 (which was our other radio).
>
> That being said, I have never had the 7700 along side the PRO III to do 
> live
> tests. The 7700 reviews that the RSGB and the ARRL did sure say some great
> things about this radio.
>
> We will be using our 7700 on 20 meters along side a 7800 in October and
> November. I'll let you know after CQWW how they stack up. The 7800s sure
> have worked well along side our IC781s for a few years now. I'm looking to
> swap out the last of the 781s with 7700s if all goes well.
>
> 73 and Best DX!
> Tim K3LR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John AA5JG [mailto:aa5jg at lcisp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:46 PM
> To: k3lr at k3lr.com; okdxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [OKDXA] Icom 7700/7800
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> Thanks for the information.  Overall, is the 7700 that much better in
> performance that it would be a better choice than the 756PRO3, considering
> that you would lose dual receive and spend $3500 more.
>
> 73s JOhn AA5JG
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Tim Duffy K3LR" <k3lr at k3lr.com>
> Reply-To: <k3lr at k3lr.com>
> Date:  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:18:49 -0500
>
>>Hi John:
>>
>>I am using both the 7700 and the 7800 radios. They are both outstanding
>>radios. The 7700 is like a 7800 with only one receiver.
>>
>>73!
>>Tim K3LR
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>>On Behalf Of John AA5JG
>>Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:51 AM
>>To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: [OKDXA] Icom 7700/7800
>>
>>I found the QST review of the Icom 7700 to be pretty interesting, and was
>>surprised that it actually upgraded some features from the 7800. I had
>>always figured that it was a 7800 with only one receiver.  Is anyone on 
>>the
>>list using either a 7700 or 7800?
>>
>>73s John AA5JG
>>
>>
>>P.S I see that the 7600 is coming out next year, as a replacement for the
>>PRO3.
>>
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