[VHFcontesting] Looking for new xcvr

[Donald Huntington]

Hi Brad,  I would recommend the IC746pro for a good receiver. We use two of them on 2ssb at W2SZ and nobody complains about the rx getting blown away by strong signals. We have chosen our equipment carefully being in the middle of a lot of high power stations during the contest. We use IC756pro's on Six and that is a very sweet radio. I have not heard a quieter rx with a tremendous amount of sensitivity to hear the really weak ones. The 746 is just abbout the same.
When you operate at 3500' you get to know in a hurry what is a good radio and what is a piece of crap. Don't get me started on the Yaesu 817..........:-(.

My 6 cents (inflation)      73, Don K1DH  (6m op W2SZ)






>From: "Bradford J. Williams - N8GLS" 


>To: "VHF Contesting Newsgroup" 


>Subject: [VHFcontesting] Looking for new xcvr 

>Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 21:47:55 -0400 

> 

>I'm befuddled on what to do for a new VHF (and/or VHF/UHF) rig. 

> 

>I have a Kenwood TS-711A that is vintage 1985. It is beginning to have more 

>frequent problems and I need to get something in the works before contest 

>time just in case. 

> 

>I just don't see anything that shines out there in the way of spec's. I've 

>damn near looked at everything. I was close to buying an Icom IC910 but 

>after a few conversations with other UHF/VHF'rs it seems to be a poor weak 

>signal rig, and really bad with strong adjacent signals.....not a good thing 

>for my locale. The bands it covers would be a good choice for my situation 

>since anything above 2M would be a "bonus", meaning that I don't run 

>anything above 2M now, especially since the tower is a long long way from 

>the shack, but it would always be an option, as opposed to buying an 

>all-band wonder and having another bunch of HF bands that I already have a 

>rig for. 

> 

>I suppose some options are: 

> 

>(1) Buy an all-band wonder - Icom 746Pro, or, Kenwood TS2000. You guys/gals 

>using these, are they good, bad for weak signal ??? 

>(2) Buy a VHF/UHF only....Anyone have an IC910 and like it, or do you just 

>tolerate it. I don't do sats so if that's what its good for, its a no-buy 

>for me. 

>(3) Buy an HF only rig (another FT1000MP) and add a transverter. 

>(4) Homebrew a rig (thanks Zack). I would have trouble here since I already 

>have twenty pairs of glasses, ten of which I need to complete this e-mail. 

>(4) Quit whining and send the TS711 into Kenwood for an overhaul. 

> 

>The all-band wonders seem to be just an adequate rig on all bands, not a 

>great rig on any band. 

> 

>Comments appreciated !! 

> 

>73 de N8GLS, Brad 

> 

> 

> 

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