I wish I were able to master that radio.
The 7000 is far superior to the 480 in all aspects.


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On Nov 10, 2009, at 12:21 PM, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:

> Steve,
>
> No, the stations, even the weaker ones, come in just fine like they  
> do on
> any other local signals.
>
> Phil.
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Update on Icom 7000
>
>
>> Phil,
>>
>> Glad to hear that your 7000 is working so well, and that you're still
>> enjoying it despite its steep learning curve.  Do you sacrifice any
>> fidelity
>> on those BC stations because of the radio's ability to get rid of the
>> digital crud?  If you don't, then that speaks volumes about the  
>> receiver's
>> filters.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 22:25
>> Subject: Update on Icom 7000
>>
>>
>>> It has been a year since I bought the Icom 7000 and although there  
>>> are
>>> loads
>>> of features I haven't learned yet, largely because I don't need  
>>> access to
>>> them, I have learned all the basics but that isn't the focus of this
>>> message.  It is the short wave and A M and FM capability of the  
>>> radio I
>>> want
>>> to talk about this time.  I've been using the R7 vertical on my  
>>> roof for
>>> nearly a year with the radio but after getting the G5RV up a  
>>> couple of
>>> months ago, it has improved, as was expected, my FM, and  
>>> especially the A
>>> M
>>> broadcast band, and short wave frequencies, dramatically.  When I  
>>> turn
>>> the
>>> radio on in the morning, I never turn it off until I go to bed at  
>>> night
>>> because, over my Icom R75 receiver, and my sony 20 10, it has  
>>> become my
>>> favorite broadcast receiver.  I have been an avid A M broadcast band
>>> listener since I was a kid and this radio takes the cake hands  
>>> down.  We
>>> have two stations in Denver on 630 and 71 KHz which never created  
>>> any
>>> problem listening to a 20 over S9 station on 650 KHz out of Cheyenne
>>> Wyoming
>>> until, dad gummit, the two stations mentioned put on those dumb  
>>> digital
>>> signals.  Between those two digital signals, they completely  
>>> blocked out
>>> everything in between 630 and 710 and this was even true with my  
>>> Icom R75
>>> receiver.  The station in Cheyenne simply was no longer able to be  
>>> copied
>>> due to these two local stations digital signals.  This includes  
>>> stations
>>> 50
>>> miles north in Fort Collins Colorado on 700 and a station on 640 in
>>> Colorado
>>> Springs Colorado which is 65 miles south and over a tall ridge that
>>> normally
>>> blocks most southern Colorado signals even on 2 meters.  .  By the  
>>> way,
>>> Cheyenne is 100 miles, or a little more, about 110 I guess, north of
>>> Denver.
>>> Well, I can now hear 650 20 over S9 again with the Icom 7000 and  
>>> there
>>> isn't
>>> even a hit of those digital signals coming through.  Using the  
>>> G5RV, I
>>> likewise am now able to hear weaker stations 50 to 100 miles away  
>>> that
>>> even
>>> my R75 receiver couldn't copy with a 100 foot long wire.  This  
>>> include
>>> the
>>> 700 and 640 stations just mentioned which aren't very strong at  
>>> all.  So,
>>> in
>>> short, I am delighted with the receiver capability of the IC 7000,  
>>> to say
>>> the least.
>>>
>>> Phil.
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>>>
>>