[CQ-Contest] Which would yor choose?

[Jim Brown]

This is the best advice I've seen.  Why limit yourself to Yaesu?  Their 
receivers don't do all that well in Rob's lab tests, and their 
transmitters are the dirtiest in ARRL Lab tests.

Since getting back on the air in 2003, I've owned an Omni V, TS850, 746, 
FT100D, FT1000MP, K2, K3, and KX3. A pair of K3s is on my operating 
desk, along with a Yaesu FM rig. I have a Kenwood FM rig in the car, and 
a Kenwood TH-F6A talkie. Of HF rigs, I've liked the K3 and TS850 the 
best. I found the Yaesu radios to have the most difficult user 
interface, the Kenwood and Elecraft rigs the easiest to use. The TS-590S 
and SG are among the cleanest rigs in ARRL Lab tests, not far behind the 
K3 and K3s. I've not used either one, but a good friend and very good 
operator owns a 590 and likes it a lot.

73, Jim K9YC

  On 8/13/2017 5:23 AM, Brian Hemmis wrote:
> Kenwood TS-590SG or Icom IC-7300. Check Rob Sherwood's list, spend some time with each at a dealer or local ham and buy the one that feels best to you. I've owned both and prefer the 590 but both are viable contenders.
> 73, Brian K3USC