[TenTec] Opinions

[al_lorona at agilent.com]

> 
> ... here are some very reliable test results:
> 
> Model.........MDS...........2kHz BDR.....10kHz 
> BDR......2kHzIMDR..........10kHzIMDR
> 
> IC7800.......-127dBm........80dB.............98dB.............
> .......78dB....................88dB
> 
> Orion..........-129dBm........98dB.............100dB..........
> .........92dB....................92dB
> 
> These were measured by Tom Rauch, W8JI,  in his extremely 
> well equipped lab...

I have been haunted by these numbers all night and all day. It seems
that when Icom stated, "Specifications subject to change," that the
"Best Receiver ever made" spec was one of the ones that changed, heh
heh.

On a couple of these measurements, it's not even close! It's rather
embarrassing.

I wish there was a receiver with the Icom's firmware and the Orion's
performance. *That* would be the best receiver ever built.

My personal opinion is that this is, sadly, another case of Icom getting
the minor things right-- fit and finish, display, knobs, etc.-- but once
again falling far short of the mark on the important stuff-- like
dynamic range! In this respect, it is the inversion of the Orion.

We will have to wait for the 7800 Mark II G Plus. And the Orion II.

Too bad.

Al W6LX