[RTTY] RESULTS: Icom IC-756 PRO III vs. IC-7600 on RTTY

[Don Hill AA5AU]

I several replies from 7600/7700/PRO III owners.  The general consensus is that the 7600 is better than the PRO III in many aspects,
mainly:

Better Display
Possibly better TPF
Better 3rd order IMD rejection
Better Noise Reduction and Noise Blanker

No one offered a concrete "must" reason to choose the 7600 over the PRO III.  I'll ponder my options further.  My only reason to
rush is that I'm afraid the PRO III will sell out.  I called AES in Orlando and was told they have a "lot" of them in stock.  I
think I have a little time to think about it.  Besides, CQWW RTTY is at least a month away.

Thanks to all that replied.  I think everyone would like to have a "state of the art" radio but sometimes we have to be reasonable
when it comes to cost.  I've never spent $4000 on a new radio.  It's kind of scary.  $2300 for a new PRO III and a power supply
thrown in for free is a great deal.

73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Hill AA5AU
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:13 PM
To: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Icom IC-756 PRO III vs. IC-7600 on RTTY

Anyone using the new IC-7600 on RTTY?

With the PRO III being closed out, my first instinct was to buy one right away before they are gone (already own one as my primary
radio).  I actually had two PRO III's at one time when they first came out.  Icom asked me to evaluate them as RTTY contest radios
and I accepted their offer.  After the evaluation I purchased one of them but sent the other one back.  I just couldn't afford them
both even though they gave me a break on the price.

But now I see the IC-7600 is there as a replacement for the PRO III and I'm asking myself if the $1700 difference in price is worth
it for gaining a little more in the scope and getting 3 roofing filters.  I just don't know.  I suppose I can find the answer in my
own success with the PRO III.  It is the best radio I've ever used on RTTY but I've never had the opportunity to try a higher end
radio.  But I've NEVER had any problems with the PRO III.  I have NEVER had problems with strong adjacent signals during contests.
So are the roofing filters going to help me?  I'm thinking not...

I read the IC-7600 reviews on eHam which were all positive except the first one from an I-station saying the Twin Peak Filter
doesn't work well at all in the '7600.  Has anyone here experienced this?  The TPF (along with the band scope) is what makes the PRO
III such a great RTTY radio.  I'd hate to splurge for a '7600 to find the TPF does not work as well as the PRO III.  All the other
reviews were very positive and most of those that submitted reviews were previous PRO III owners saying the '7600 was a better
radio.  Maybe better on CW or SSB, but I'm most interested on how it performs on RTTY.

Thanks!

73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com 

_______________________________________________
RTTY mailing list
RTTY at contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty