[RTTY] New Radio

[Thom]

Thanks all but a lot of radios that were suggested are way out of my 
price range.

$800 is just about my limit and that is really stretching it.

anyway I am now looking for radios that are over 10 years old.

73

Thom KI8W


On 10/23/2016 19:11, David G3YYD wrote:
> You could try a K3 next. I can say I have run a K3 (well 2 of them in fact)
> since 2008 and they work nicely at 100 watts on RTTY contesting. The RX is
> top of the tree in terms of performance.
>
> The price is not bad if you don't want 2nd RX etc. You can buy what you
> need. Roofing filter wise the stock 2700Hz plus the 400Hz is all you need.
>
> 73 David G3YYD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Thomas F.
> Giella W4HM
> Sent: 23 October 2016 18:57
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] New Radio
>
> I used an Icom IC-718 as a dedicated RTTY contesting radio for 1 year. It
> was tough as nails on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle, go figure! But
> it wasn't good as far as IMD at 2 kc on receive.
>
> I ran an Icom IC-746 Pro as a dedicated RTTY contesting radio for 1 year. It
> had over heating problems on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle and I had
> to add an external muffin fan on back. It also wasn't that great as far as
> IMD at 2 kc on receive.
>
> I ran an Icom IC-756 Pro 3 as dedicated  RTTY contesting rig for 2 years. It
> had over heating problems on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle and I had
> to add an external muffin fan on back. IMD at 2 kc on receive compared to
> the other ones listed above was better.
>
> I ran an Icom IC-7600 as a dedicated RTTY contesting rig for 2 years. It had
> over heating problems on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle and I had to
> add an external muffin fan on back. But it also had over heating problems on
> receive go figure! Maybe it was just this particular rig, I don't know? IMD
> at 2 kc on receive compared to the IC-756 Pro 3 was better.
>
> I have been running an Icom IC-7410 as a dedicated RTTY rig for the past 3
> years. It is tough as nails on transmit at 100 watts full duty cycle and it
> has no problems with over heating so have not had to add a muffin fan on
> back.
>
> IMD at 2 kc on receive is tied with the IC-7600 with the two optional
> roofing filter installed. I actually use two Icom IC-7410's. Of course the
> IC-7410 is missing dual watch, a pretty color screen, a visual waterfall and
> real time spectrum scope. But none of those bells and whistles are missed by
> me while contesting.
>
> I'll probably try an IC-7610 when it comes out.
>
> 73 & GUD DX,
> Thomas F. Giella W4HM
> Lakeland, FL, USA
> thomasfgiella at gmail.com
>
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