It does seem like a nice rig with the bandscope, a 300hz roofing filter,
and the ability to hook another radio to it to do true dual receive. The
590SG will do the dual receive also, but not the 590S. I think the
FTDX3000 has more CW and voice keyer memories also.
73 John AF5CC
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 9:15 PM, Charles Harpole <hs0zcw@gmail.com> wrote:
> This situation is similar to the wild enthusiasm over the IC-7300. It
> rests in ham public wild acceptance based on newness and touch screen etc.
> Emotional purchases and herd effects work into the mix.
> Of the rigs in its price class, I would choose the FT-3000 for features
> and performance.
> I challenge the average ham to tell the difference in modern rigs anyway
> in normal use.
> 73, Charly
>
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 6:22 AM, John Geiger <af5cc2@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I did some searching through the previous posts and found very little
>> mention of the Yaesu FTDX3000 on the reflector. I also see little mention
>> of it other places as a contest radio. Now I do see the Kenwood TS590
>> being mentioned as the best radio for the price, a great contesting radio,
>> etc.
>>
>> What is it with the FTDX3000 that keeps it from being a contest radio? It
>> has the same downconversion receive design that the TS590 has, and roofing
>> filters that are similar in width to the 590. In addition, it uses the
>> downconversion design and narrow roofing filters on 10 meters and 6
>> meters,
>> something the Kenwood doesn't go. It also has a realtime band scope,
>> which
>> is something else lacking in the 590.
>>
>> 73 John AF5CC
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> Charly, HS0ZCW
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