Hi.
I was tired and rambling last night. The whole reason why I stayed away
from Icom is because of the way they handle setting up PL tones.
Having said that, I would have bought the TS480S if it had 2 meters, but I
needed to replace my old Kenwood TR751A (that I used to death), and the
replacement ended up being the TS2000S. It is nowhere near as good on 2
meters as the old Kenwood TR751A, which had exceptional sensitivity.
I think Icom makes some superior HF gear, but I've not found the same to be
true with VHF/UHF. I've owned a bunch of rigs and the top three were the
Kenwood TS780S, the TR751A, and the TS790A in that order. That is based on
receiver sensitivity and intermod rejection.
My Icom IC271H wasn't bad, but wasn't as sensitive as the Kenwoods, and I
found my old Icom IC290A to be comparatively deaf unless I stuck a good
preamp ahead of it.
Frankly, for urban use, I don't think much of the IC706 at all. It is the
worst radio that I have in terms of intermod susceptibility, and I don't
think it is even that good on HF--a far cry from my old Icom IC735.
I think I'm rambling again, so I'll stop now.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 09:29 AM 3/7/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Lou,
>
>I've always thought Icoms were way ahead of Kenwoods in the
>sensitivity and noise department, but their lack of speech feedback
>makes them difficult for us to use. That was less of an issue when
>there were more controls on the front panel, but today everything is
>buried in menus and it makes operation tough for us. It's just so
>nice to be able to access everything, and that's why I bought my 480.
>
>Steve
>
>On Monday 3/6/06 22:37 Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> >Hi.
> >
> >I bought the TS2000S mostly because of accessibility. There are things I
> >don't like about the radio. It isn't as sensitive as some of my older
> >equipment, and I don't like the AGC on the TS2000S. Actually the receiver
> >on my Kenwood TS690S will outperform the TS2000S.
> >
> >Anyway, I think my favorite transceiver from a receiver performance
> >standpoint was the Icom IC735--zI always had all the sensitivity that I
> >wanted, and it was somehow more intelligible in noisy band conditions than
> >any of my Kenwood radios. Regarding the IC746, I would have gone with that
> >radio if I could have solved the accessibility problem, and there are
> >somethings that I don't even care that much about. I find for example in
> >the TS2000S that the menus are pretty much set and forget. I presume that
> >the Icom is like that also. PL tones are a much bigger deal, as is
> >repeater offsets.
> >
> >
> >If Icom would even let you program it from a computer like the TS2000S,
> >that would be a manageable arrangement. If they did that the way that
> >Kenwood did with the '2000, maybe I would still be running an Icom IC706
> MkIIG
> >
> >73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> >At 09:07 AM 3/6/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> > > Gary:
> > >
> > >Although I don't use the IC746 pro, I do have the Icom 746 basic rig, and
> > >love it. I have heard others say that they feel the sensitivity and
> > >selectivity of the 746 line is better than that for the TS2000. I haven't
> > >had a TS2000, though, to do a direct comparison myself.
> > >
> > >The only down side to the 746 is that you probably will need some sighted
> > >assistance to get certain things set up, since the menus and some other
> > >functions (like repeater off-sets and PL tone selection) are not "user
> > >friendly". Once you get repeaters programmed into memories, though, those
> > >problems are solved.
> > >
> > >I don't know how helpful this will be to you, and I'm sure others on the
> > >list will have their own thoughts and opinions.
> > >
> > >If you have any more questions regarding my experience with the 746, feel
> > >free to ask.
> > >
> > >73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Gary Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 10:42 PM
> > >Subject: thinking of changing rigs
> > >
> > >
> > > > I am thinking of changing rigs from my ts2000.
> > > >
> > > > Candidates are
> > > > icom 746 pro
> > > > icom 756 pro
> > > > kenwood ts480
> > > >
> > > > I would like to hear from anyone who has actually operated these
> rigs to
> > > > get a feel for their performance and useability.
> > > >
> > > > I don't need anything over 100 wattts, in fact, any other rig
> suggestions
> > > > are welcome.
> > > > I'm mostly looking for better selectivity and sensitivity than I
> seem to
> > > > get with the 2000.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any light you can shed on this.
> > > > 73
> > > >
> >
> >Louis Kim Kline
> >A.R.S. K2LKK
> >Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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