[VHFcontesting] Icom 7000 vs other HF/VHF/UHF rigs

[Nate Duehr]

On Jan 30, 2008, at 8:46 AM, k4gun at comcast.net wrote:

> I love mine.  The voice keyer is really nice for roving.  Its fairly  
> easy to use once you get used to it.  It does take some time to get  
> everything figured out, but once you do, its no problem.
>
> I wont go into the DSP because you already seem to know, but I will  
> just say the noise blanker alone is worth the cost.  Other than  
> that, the display is pleasing to the eye and easy to see.  The auto  
> and manual notch filters work very well.  I also get outstanding  
> audio reports from other stations.  A common comment from some guys  
> with high end audio is "Whatever settings you have are right.  Don't  
> change a thing!"
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Steve
> K4GUN

Anyone driving transverters with one?  How is the connectivity?   
Different pins for keying different bands (for pre-amps, etc.)?

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Nate Duehr, WY0X
nate at natetech.com

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