Nope dont do that, check for an used ts590s...great radio for your buck,
just check if they made the free spike mod.
Cheers
Ian s55o
2016-10-23 21:27 GMT+02:00 Thom <ki8w@ki8w.com>:
> Thanks all but a lot of radios that were suggested are way out of my price
> range.
>
> $800 is just about my limit and that is really stretching it.
>
> anyway I am now looking for radios that are over 10 years old.
>
> 73
>
> Thom KI8W
>
>
>
> On 10/23/2016 19:11, David G3YYD wrote:
>
>> You could try a K3 next. I can say I have run a K3 (well 2 of them in
>> fact)
>> since 2008 and they work nicely at 100 watts on RTTY contesting. The RX is
>> top of the tree in terms of performance.
>>
>> The price is not bad if you don't want 2nd RX etc. You can buy what you
>> need. Roofing filter wise the stock 2700Hz plus the 400Hz is all you need.
>>
>> 73 David G3YYD
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Thomas F.
>> Giella W4HM
>> Sent: 23 October 2016 18:57
>> To: rtty@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] New Radio
>>
>> I used an Icom IC-718 as a dedicated RTTY contesting radio for 1 year. It
>> was tough as nails on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle, go figure!
>> But
>> it wasn't good as far as IMD at 2 kc on receive.
>>
>> I ran an Icom IC-746 Pro as a dedicated RTTY contesting radio for 1 year.
>> It
>> had over heating problems on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle and I
>> had
>> to add an external muffin fan on back. It also wasn't that great as far as
>> IMD at 2 kc on receive.
>>
>> I ran an Icom IC-756 Pro 3 as dedicated RTTY contesting rig for 2 years.
>> It
>> had over heating problems on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle and I
>> had
>> to add an external muffin fan on back. IMD at 2 kc on receive compared to
>> the other ones listed above was better.
>>
>> I ran an Icom IC-7600 as a dedicated RTTY contesting rig for 2 years. It
>> had
>> over heating problems on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle and I had
>> to
>> add an external muffin fan on back. But it also had over heating problems
>> on
>> receive go figure! Maybe it was just this particular rig, I don't know?
>> IMD
>> at 2 kc on receive compared to the IC-756 Pro 3 was better.
>>
>> I have been running an Icom IC-7410 as a dedicated RTTY rig for the past 3
>> years. It is tough as nails on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle and
>> it
>> has no problems with over heating so have not had to add a muffin fan on
>> back.
>>
>> IMD at 2 kc on receive is tied with the IC-7600 with the two optional
>> roofing filter installed. I actually use two Icom IC-7410's. Of course the
>> IC-7410 is missing dual watch, a pretty color screen, a visual waterfall
>> and
>> real time spectrum scope. But none of those bells and whistles are missed
>> by
>> me while contesting.
>>
>> I'll probably try an IC-7610 when it comes out.
>>
>> 73 & GUD DX,
>> Thomas F. Giella W4HM
>> Lakeland, FL, USA
>> thomasfgiella@gmail.com
>>
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