Posted: 12/16/2016 12:58:13 PM EDT
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IC-7300 Heil ICM (black) G5RV-MAX-E and a cheap ebay mic tower. I think I may buy the RT systems SW also. |
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You're going to love that IC-7300. I love mine!!
It's my first HF set but I have used other radios since getting mine - on my antenna also - and the 7300 has a VERY sensitive receiver. Love the screen controls too. I have certain settings saved for working JT-65 and such that are stored in their own config file on the SD card. I can easily switch back to them if the port setups get jacked by playing with some other digital mode. There is just so much I like about the menu layouts on the radio. I know it's my first but everything seems to make sense. When you start playing with it, remember that many items on the screen (like filters) have a context menu by tap and hold. I just wish there was a way (and there may be, just haven't had time to play with it much) to make a one button macro to reduce the transmitter to 10% for tuning then click it back up instead of three or four cranks on the knob each way. |
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I have been eyeballing three radios, the IC-7300, the FTDX-3000 and the TS-990S.
I would like to upgrade from my 32 year old Yaesu FT-1000D with a state of the art rig. I like the real time screen on the 7300 and the layout on the 3000. However, having spent some a lot of time in front of the 990s, I really like that radio and it's capabilities. The receiver out performs my FT-1000D by a bunch, and it will do digital without an exterior interface. I may be living in the garage for awhile--- |
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I was licensed in 2013.
Since then I have owned: (1) Kenwood TS-130S - which I did not appreciate fully (3) Yaesu FT-840s One of which never worked well and the other two I sold to new hams with the easy-digi adapters I made for them (1) IC-7200 which I LOVED and only sold (to another local ARFCOM ham) to buy a... (1) Kenwood TS-590SG which is an AWESOME radio I love to use (1) HB-1A (1) Drake TR-4C (2) Pixies (2) FT-857Ds, one in the car and one in the FO-time kit. But I must have the SDR. All the gear is here...but I must wrap the wife's presents tonight rather than playing with my toys. The G5RV-MAX-E goes up in the morning. |
| Stimpy, your head is going to explode when you push the jolly, candy-like button on that 7300. It is so much better than any other knobified radio available. It's only downsides are non-adjustable TX passband and lack of contesting features. Get the RS-BA1 software for it. Can't wait to read your impressions. |