Have to agree with Shaun on this one. Kenwood sounds as great as ever,
especially the 2000 but Icom has largely caught up especially the Pro 3 and
it's successors. Of course, operators now have far more leeway than they
ever did with all the equalization options available and you can screw it up
as easily as enhance it. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: icom vs kenwood
> Maybe over there, as far as I'm concerned, Kenwood's still in a class of
> their own with audio.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:12 PM
> Subject: Re: icom vs kenwood
>
>
>> for mine, the Icom have the better TX audio these days.
>> Use to be kenwood had the nice TX audio but, they seem to have dropped
>> off over the years.
>>
>> Shaun,
>>
>> vk2fese,
>>
>> Everyone hears what you say.
>> Friends listen to what you say.
>> Best friends listen to what you don't say.
>>
>> web sites:
>>
>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>
>> http://www.fanfiction.net/~blindphoenix
>>
>> skype: brailledude
>>
>> msn: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> On 5/08/2009 2:48 AM, Keith Barrett went skydiving, and on the way down,
>> shouted thus.:
>>> Well, it depends what you want to use it for.
>>>
>>> Just making the same decisions.
>>>
>>> I have compared the receiver of the ic-910 with the ts2000 and there is
>>> no comparison.
>>>
>>> Using weak beacons just at the noise level and the icom wins every time.
>>>
>>> Also, the strong signal handelling of the icom is very good.
>>>
>>> If you are interested in vhf/uhf weak signal ssb and cw then the icom
>>> wins.
>>>
>>> Only close alternative is the kenwood ts-790.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> John Miller wrote:
>>>> Icom 910 is 2 meters and 440 only with a 1296 option, it has no HF and
>>>> probably costs about as much as the Kenwood by the time it's said and
>>>> done,
>>>> Kenwood having 160 all the way up, all but 900 MHz and 220.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jim Stevenson" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:57 PM
>>>> Subject: icom vs kenwood
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>
>>>>> I want to choose between the icom 910 and the kenwood 2,000x
>>>>>
>>>>> 160m through 1296MHz,.
>>>>>
>>>>> How are the speech accessible features different?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also I want to compare icom vs kenwood 6m through 450MHz or is it 1296
>>>>> MHz
>>>>> talkeys.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks much again as always.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73
>>>>> wb6 yoy
>>>>>
>>>>> (650) 604-5720
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Stevenson Ph.D
>>>>> experimental psychologist, conducting sonification research,
>>>>> & certified master Ericksonian clinical hypnotherapist.
>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>> (650) 604-5720 w
>>>>> or leave message any time.
>>>>>
>>>>> ham call
>>>>> wb6yoy
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