I was at the Tokyo Ham Fair and got to spend a minute or so with one of
the four on display. There was a crowd looking at them. I won't
comment on specs but just give a first impression.
It's smaller than a K3. The front panel does not appear to be
detachable. The display is easy to read. I was intrigued by the SD-slot
- probably has several uses. Subjectively I would prefer this one over
the FT-991 mainly due to the screen and its general layout of controls.
Rest assured I won't be trading my K3 for one, but will be interested in
performance and reliability after they are released.
73 de David VK5DG
On 4/09/2015 07:56, W2CTX via Elecraft wrote:
If the 991 is so good why did Sherwood rank it below the ancient 706?
Ron
From: bs usb <bs...@k5dkz.com>
To: wb5...@centurytel.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Icom IC-7300
Al,
Yes, but is it a difference you can discern without the use of special
test equipment?
If I can't hear the difference, then there is no difference.
Besides Collins, Heathkit, and Drake were perfectly capable radios. I
expect the 991 is equally capable and it offers as standard features
that are expensive options elsewhere.
Al Gulseth wrote:
Guess I'm not reading the chart the same way you are: I find the 991's specs
(sort of) in line with or even below decades-old rigs on the list from Atlas,
Collins, Drake, Heathkit, and Ten-Tec. There's quite a bit of difference
between the 991 and the top of the list (as in the "3" series Elecrafts etc.)
Now if your criteria for choosing a rig is one that will impress the ladies
with its looks, maybe the 991 is the way to go ;-)
73, Al
On Thu September 3 2015 2:45:15 pm bs usb wrote:
Indeed, the FT-991 is on the list, way down toward the bottom, but its
vitals appear to be right in line with those at the top of the list.
Henry Pollock - K4TMC wrote:
Sherwood Engineering test data is available at
http://www.sherweng.com/table.html.
The FT-991 was added back on 8/05. It is way down the list!
73,
Henry - K4TMC
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 11:25 AM, bs usb <bs...@k5dkz.com
<mailto:bs...@k5dkz.com>> wrote:
I think ICOM is a day late and a dollar short. Yaesu beat them to
it with the FT-991.
I have not found any performance tests on either one of these
radios. I might have to buy one and test it myself.
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