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Re: [CQ-Contest] IC-746PRO -- evil incarnate or not?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] IC-746PRO -- evil incarnate or not?
From: Nick Fedoseev <nf@tav.kiev.ua>
Reply-to: Nick Fedoseev <nf@tav.kiev.ua>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 16:19:25 +0200
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Hello Valeri,

TS850 is great if it is used for SO.

MO and SO2R will have problems with dirty RF output.

Does anybody know a mod to make output spectrum cleaner?

At present I do not know anything better than FT1000mp
which do not affect each other on SO2R.

Monday, March 7, 2005, you wrote:

Valeri> Kelly,

Valeri> If you have TS850S with at least 500Hz CW filter - KEEP IT.
Valeri> Nothing in this price group can beat TS850 as a contest radio.
Valeri> I have an IC746 with all filters since 2000. It is not better than 850.
Valeri> Another radio you may consider is FT990, but 850 beats this one ,too 
:-).

Valeri> I have at present two TS850S and one IC 746 (not PRO).
Valeri> In my humble opinion the next improvement after 850 would be only 
950SDX,
Valeri> but this is another price class radio.

Valeri> 73 Wally LZ2CJ




-- 
Best regards,
 Nick                            mailto:nf@tav.kiev.ua

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