[CQ-Contest] Which would yor choose?

[Joe]

I looked at that list, And did not see a Yaesu Ft-847.

Where would that rig fit into that ist?

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On 8/13/2017 1:16 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> The Yaesu FTDX5000 did pretty good in Sherwood's receiver tests.
>
> On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
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