[CQ-Contest] Best CW contest rig

[Stanley Zawrotny]

I will second Mike’s suggestion regarding ing the Flex 6000 series. I traded my FT-dx5000 in for a 6600M and it’s great. You can see the signals all around you on the panadapter and you can see visually the filters in use. You can monitor other bands simultaneously. With the 6600, SO2R is easy.

Stan, K4SBZ

"Real radio bounces off the sky."

> On Sep 16, 2020, at 1:35 AM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net> wrote:
> 
> Yes, I do work for them.  Not a big secret (actually, no secret at all)
> 
> But, long before that, I used the hardware for my contest station.  And, I
> continue to do so.
> 
> I am a ham first, but I have to make a living somehow!  :)
> 
> 73, Mike va3mw
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 10:10 PM Marty Sullaway <marty.sullaway at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> It's worth pointing out that Mike, VA3MW is an employee of Flex Radio
>> Systems.
>> 
>> 
>> Marty
>> NN1C
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 10:02 PM Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> You really have to consider the 6600 from FlexRadio (even the 6400 for a
>>> single op - you can't do full SO2R, but you can do a great SO2V).
>>> 
>>> Full SO2R built in. - works with N1MM
>>> OTRSP built in - N1MM integrated
>>> 50db band pass filters built in so you can do dueling CQ's
>>> 4 full HF band receivers and a share transmitter for all receivers
>>> 
>>> And, if you really like you can run a M2 from 1 radio.  And, both can be
>>> remote if you really want to.  Built in from the ground up.
>>> 
>>> I don't have the contest headaches I used to get after a long contest.
>>> Just easier to listen to.
>>> 
>>> Very simplistic integration into N1MM for SO2R - no DX Double required.
>>> Sadly, the simplicity of station integration is just much simpler than
>> any
>>> other radio.
>>> 
>>> Mike va3mw
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 7:02 PM K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The FT-1000D and FT-1000D have good receivers, but have terrible key
>>>> clicks. The W8JI mod helps, but they are still pretty bad.
>>>> 
>>>> 73,
>>>> Scott K9MA
>>>> 
>>>> ----------
>>>> 
>>>> Scott Ellington
>>>> 
>>>> --- via iPad
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 15, 2020, at 5:12 PM, Dan <w8car at buckeye-express.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> John, I have a 1000MP (since 1993)and still use it as my second
>> radio
>>>> in SO2R. I have an Elecraft K3 with all the new boards and whistles and
>>>> that does me just fine. But, if you are looking for top shelf---
>>>>> At Tom, K8AZs, super station he has Icom 7851s. When I first sat down
>>> at
>>>> his 7851s I fell in love and even though my K3 still kicks butt the
>> 7851
>>>> goes to another level.
>>>>> It has superb audio, selectivity and more bells and whistles than any
>>>> other radio. I can sit in front of that radio for hours with little to
>> no
>>>> fatigue.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So, My vote goes to the IC 7851 with the K3 a close second and the MP
>>> as
>>>> still no slouch.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dan W8CAR
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: John Geiger
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 11:27 AM
>>>>> To: CQ Contest
>>>>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Best CW contest rig
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am sure this is going to lead to several different opinions, but
>> what
>>>> is
>>>>> considered the best CW contesting radio on the market today?  I know
>> at
>>>> one
>>>>> time it was Ten-Tecs, at the TS930/TS940s were for a while, and the
>>>>> FT1000MP probably was for a while, but was is the current best CW
>> rig?
>>>>> Would it be the Elecraft K3?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 73 John AF5CC
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