yes. I'd have to agree. the compression on the 570 is absolutely gastly.
although ;this poor bugger thinks he sounds great.
ah well. no accounting for taste. has anyone heard the Icom IC-718? what
does it's tx audio sound like?
Shaun,
vk2fese,
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On 18/07/2008 1:39 AM, the old scribe known as Colin McDonald was able
to impart this pearl of wisdom:
> that RFI sound that your hearing isn't actually RFI, but the absolutely
> horrendous processer in the ts570.
> It has one of the worst speech processers i've ever heard in my life. It's
> just terrible. Its very distinctive because its got that raspy RFI sound to
> it on the air.
> Anyone who runs the ts570 and cares about their audio should keep that silly
> thing turned off at all times.
> That is one thing icom and Yaesu have over kenwood, is that their voice
> processers do sound pretty good. Especially the icom processers in the
> 7000, 746 series and 756 series.
> That is usually what you are hearing when you hear that distinct icom boom
> over the air.
> It essentially boosts up the low midrange frequencies and reduces the really
> high end freqs. This makes the audio punchy and allows all the power from
> your voice to drive the radio.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Icom IC-P7A
>
>
>> that would explain it.
>> this bloke I heard likes his dx and has his tx bandwidth audio so tight,
>> you'd be lucky to even be able to stick a word in it.
>> you know what a radio sounds like when it's suffering a slight bit of rf
>> feedback, and you're on the listening end of that, it sounds like this
>> bloke permenently has that going on, but I do know for a fact his signal
>> is squeaky clean. I'd say it's a combo of his voice, his mic and his
>> settings.
>> and it's the vsg1 that goes in the 480, you're absolutely right.
>>
>> Shaun,
>> vk2fese,
>> web sites:
>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>> skype: brailledude
>>
>>
>> On 18/07/2008 12:22 AM, the old scribe known as Colin McDonald was able
>> to impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>> its got a vg1 or something in the 480 not a vs3.
>>>
>>> you must not have heard a 570 with a decent microphone on it. They
> sound
>>> very good with an MC60, or MC80, or even a studio microphone.
>>> They do sound a bit thin with the stock mike, but even that one is ok.
>>> if the operator has his tx audio set to narrow or on the dx setting then
>>> yes, they sound absolutely terrible...but pretty much any radio sounds
>>> terrible that way.
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 7:56 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Icom IC-P7A
>>>
>>>
>>>> if I had my way, I'd just go out and buy a kenwood TS-480Sat and drop a
>>>> VS-3 in it.
>>>> however, that's abit more than I need to spend I think.
>>>> Icom it is. besides, these days, Icom has the nicer audio.
>>>>
>>>> Shaun,
>>>> vk2fese,
>>>> web sites:
>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 17/07/2008 11:50 PM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
>>>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>>>> Again, I'd opt for the Icom IC-718. I haven't used the DX-77 but the
>>> DX-70
>>>>> is what's in the region EOC I help out in and that radio is a semi
>>> decent
>>>>> radio but has nowhere near the features the 718 has, and is very
>>> remotely
>>>>> accessible to say the least. The Icom is the better choice there. I
>>> finally
>>>>> spent the money for the radio I want most back in December and I'll be
>>> happy
>>>>> for a long time now. I have a few spare radios around here too, I'm
> good
>>> for
>>>>> a while to come now.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:31 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Icom IC-P7A
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> hmmm,,, shame that,,, T90A it is then.
>>>>>> while I'm on it, does anyone know anything of the Alinco DX-77E?
>>>>>> as far as I'm aware, it is an hf only transceiver. I may not buy it
>>>>>> even, but, it's always good to get feedback.
>>>>>> if I buy an hf transceiver, it'll either be that one, or the Icom
>>> IC-718
>>>>>> due to budgetry constraints. as far as I'm concerned, ham radio
>>>>>> shouldn't be a hobby that costs the user thousands of dollars. it
>>> whould
>>>>>> still be about making the best of what you have.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shaun,
>>>>>> vk2fese,
>>>>>> web sites:
>>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 17/07/2008 10:56 PM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able
> to
>>>>>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>>>>>> The IC-T90 is the only one.
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:14 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Icom IC-P7A
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all, does anybody know if the Icom IC-P7A HT has the morse
>>>>>>>> synthesiser on it?
>>>>>>>> I've seen one here going for a very low price. and would like to
> know
>>>>>>>> what yall thunk of it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Shaun,
>>>>>>>> vk2fese,
>>>>>>>> web sites:
>>>>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>>>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>>>>>> skype: brailledude
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