OK so here is my dilemma. Should I get an IC-7700 or FT-5000 now? Or should I wai to see how the new Kenwood shakes out? Opinions please..
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OK so here is my dilemma. Should I get an IC-7700 or FT-5000 now? Or should I wai to see how the new Kenwood shakes out? Opinions please..
If I were limited to those two options I would go with the yaesu.Quote:
Originally Posted by ka4dpo
Hmm, you consider that a "limited" option ?Quote:
Originally Posted by KB3LAZ
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by KK4AMI
Well, if you have to buy new, I'd say the Yaesu as well. It's pretty damn nice, great ergonomics.
Also, if you could handle the idea of a used rig, there are some amazing radios for the $$.
Personally, I'm not a huge Icom fan. They are OK, but when I've spent time with them, they didn't impress me as much as other rigs. No chance you'd consider a Flex, Ten Tec, or Elecraft?
Just wondering.
Oddly, Im more of an Icom fan, or at least I was in the past. To me, form does play a factor and Icom lost that awhile back. Also, if it is a base rig and does not have an analog meter, I simply will not buy it. May sound silly but its my money. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by WØTKX
All of that aside, I personally do not need top of the line in reality. Truth be told, many of us do not. I am a casual ragchewer. No need for a contest rig for me. However, this is a very big reason I am excited to rebuild my shack when I get back to the states. I have a decent chunk of change to play with and I am going to be looking on the used market this time around. This means a few handfuls of toys rather than just one.
Guess I'm out of my league.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB3LAZ
http://www.radiocronache.com/2010/03...-ical-soon-it/
I like my Flex without Knobs.
But I like my TS-850SAT a whole lot. Sweet radio, very listenable. Knobular.
Even with the Inrad filters, the TS-850 isn't quite as good on RX as my Flex. Close tho.
Especially with crowded strong signals. The Pegasus is damn good at that as well.
Victim of Austerity? :shifty:Quote:
Originally Posted by KK4AMI
That and limited in the amount of hours on the toilet that it would require to read the instruction manual :)Quote:
Originally Posted by WØTKX