[CQ-Contest] IC-7300 VS IC-7410

Thu Apr 1 00:32:24 EDT 2021

Indeed for multy tx environment the first choice is K3, the second 
-TS590 and possibly FTDX10 now but I did not try the latter myself yet.

73, Igor UA9CDC

01.04.2021 3:16, Joe пишет:
> So fare we only have the three options actually now 4..
> KX3 with 100 watt amp,
> Ic-7300
> IC-7410
> Kenwood TS-430S
>
> Best rcvr according to the page is the KX3. but how clean is that 
> radio with it's amp?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
>
> On 3/31/2021 5:13 PM, ku8e wrote:
>> No one mentioned the Kenwood TS590SG. I own one that I use as a 2nd 
>> radio. I think it's a pretty good radio. When I do SO2R with bandpass 
>> filters there doesn't seem to be any interference between it and my 
>> K3. I remember when I owned an IC756PRO2 it got into the K3 pretty 
>> good even with bandpass filters.
>>
>> We also use it when we go mobile as W4AN in the QSO parties.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Joe <nss at mwt.net>
>> Date: 3/31/21 4:59 PM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: donovanf at erols.com, CQ-Contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] IC-7300 VS IC-7410
>>
>> OK,
>>
>> The trend I see here is pretty strong Kill the 7300.
>>
>> OK how about a possible third Option?
>>
>> The KX3 with it's 100 watt amp?
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
>>
>> On 3/31/2021 1:16 PM, donovanf at erols.com wrote:
>> > Hi Joe,
>> >
>> >
>> > I don't know about the IC-7410, but the IC-7300 is about the worst
>> > transceiver you could ever use for Field Day unless you're planning
>> > a one transmitter entry.
>> >
>> > IC-7300 transmitted phase noise makes it impossible for any other
>> > transceiver to operate on the same band, and likely you will
>> > need a high quality bandpass filter to operate another transceiver
>> > on any another band with an antenna in proximity to the IC-7300's
>> > antenna.
>> >
>> >
>> > Its hard to beat the performance of the Elecraft K3 for a light 
>> weight.
>> > very low transmitted noise, high performance Field Day transceiver.
>> > The FTdx101D is also excellent high performance, reasonably
>> > light weight Field Day radio.
>> >
>> >
>> > If you don't have access to any of those, the trusty old FT-1000MP
>> > is an excellent Field Day transceiver that outperforms most modern
>> > radios from a transmitted noise perspective and its receiver 
>> performance
>> > is generally acceptable.
>> >
>> >
>> > 73
>> > Frank
>> > W3LPL
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >
>> > From: "Joe" <nss at mwt.net>
>> > To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 3:30:38 PM
>> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] IC-7300 VS IC-7410
>> >
>> > Trying to decide which Rig to Use IC-7300 VS IC-7410.
>> >
>> > Last year Field Day was a Bust. But it looks pretty promising that 
>> this
>> > year it could be really close to a traditional Field Day YAY!
>> >
>> > Now In past years in my local club I am the only CW op of the 
>> group. Sad
>> > I know. And I'm just too old to do 24 hours single Op anymore.
>> >
>> > So in years past when a phone or digital station would be taking a 
>> break
>> > for whatever reason, I would sit down and use the station and make as
>> > many CW contacts as I could until the other Op's came back. It worked
>> > OK, Over the weekend Id make a few hundred CW contacts the club would
>> > not have had.
>> >
>> > BUT this year is Different, A new guy moved in, and he's also a CW 
>> man!
>> > YES! So we said we will for Field Day this year make a dedicated CW 
>> station!
>> >
>> > Now we are trying to decide which of those two rigs would be best at
>> > Field Day?
>> >
>> > Most if not ALL rigs (most times we run 5A) have Band pass filters, 
>> like.
>> > https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/lbs-pb-f200-14?rrec=true
>> >
>> > And if we don't have one of those, we have many coaxial stub 
>> notches we
>> > can add to an offending station.
>> >
>> > So usually when we want to try to decide what Radio we want to use, if
>> > there is a choice, and no one really has a personal preference, we
>> > usually go by the Data Bob gives us at,
>> > http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
>> >
>> > Using the Sorted by Third-Order Dynamic Range Narrow Spaced - or- ARRL
>> > RMDR (Reciprocal Mixing Dynamic Range) if Phase Noise Limited as the
>> > deciding factor.
>> >
>> > We are both amazed at the difference of close in spec's between these
>> > two radios!
>> > 97 for the 7300 VS only 78 for the 7410,, is it really that much
>> > difference!?
>> >
>> > Wow!
>> >
>> > So am I to think correctly in a Field Day setting would the 7300 be 
>> the
>> > better radio?
>> >
>> > Joe WB9SBD
>> >
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