[Yaesu] Best $600 contest rig

[John Geiger]

However,  The ARRL product review specs prior to 2001
are at a 20khz spacing, which is pretty irrelevant to
contest like conditions.  To see how those older rigs
really measure up, you need to look at the Sherwood
Engineering website (www.sherweng.com).  You will see
that some of them measure up quite nicely.

Someone mentioned the Icom 720A.  I ran one of those
from 1993-1997.  Very good receiver.  I didn't have
great antennas at that time, but also never really saw
the receiver overload under contest conditions.  It
replaced a set of Kenwood 599 twins, which were also
excellent in the receive department.

73s John W5TD

--- Jack/NA7RF <vhfplus at bmg50.com> wrote:

> Not marketing specs but numbers derived from tests
> in the ARRL Lab...big 
> difference...
> 
> Jack, NA7RF
> 
> WA3GIN wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I think there is a bit more to the story then
> reading "marketing" 
> > specifications.  These radio manufacturers are no
> different then car 
> > manufacturers...the tag says 21mph but nobody gets
> that mileage per 
> > gallon...so don't be too sure the average amateur
> radio operator is ever 
> > going to see the IMD number.
> 
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