ICOM IC-7700 Universal Radio/price
dxAce
dxAce
Michigan
USA
The Shadow
"dxAce" <dx...@milestones.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0277.html
>
> dxAce
> Michigan
> USA
Thanks Ace for the FYI
Yikes $6299.95
Guess I'll double up on Lotto tickets
Of interest it is touted as the ultimate contest transceiver and appears to
have real knobs for controls instead of menus.
Maybe mfg's do listen to user comments.
Lamont saving pennies (:-)
pli...@telkomsa.net
> http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0277.html
>
> dxAce
> Michigan
> USA
Are you thinking of getting one Ace? If you watch the 15 minute video
you will see it has awesome receive capabilities. Certainly a very
nice radio to own.
I posted that I had ordered one, but now I may have to cancel, as the
original estimate has now shot up 40% making it very expensive........
My currency, the Rand, has dropped like a stone against the Japanese
Yen, the Icom dealer forgot to add VAT tax to my quote and Icom seems
to have upped the pre-estimate price as well = disappointment!
Video (worth watching)
http://www.icom.co.jp/world/topics/ic-7700movie/index.html
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop, PAORDT Roelof mini-whip
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx
dxAce
pli...@telkomsa.net wrote:
> On Feb 13, 10:06 pm, dxAce <dx...@milestones.com> wrote:
> > http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0277.html
>
>
> Are you thinking of getting one Ace?
No.
> If you watch the 15 minute video
> you will see it has awesome receive capabilities. Certainly a very
> nice radio to own.
>
> I posted that I had ordered one, but now I may have to cancel, as the
> original estimate has now shot up 40% making it very expensive........
> My currency, the Rand, has dropped like a stone against the Japanese
> Yen, the Icom dealer forgot to add VAT tax to my quote and Icom seems
> to have upped the pre-estimate price as well = disappointment!
>
> Video (worth watching)
> http://www.icom.co.jp/world/topics/ic-7700movie/index.html
I posted the price in response to your original postings. I think you were close
as I recall to the price in the USA
dxAce
pli...@telkomsa.net wrote:
> On Feb 13, 10:06 pm, dxAce <dx...@milestones.com> wrote:
> > http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0277.html
> >
> > dxAce
> > Michigan
> > USA
>
> Are you thinking of getting one Ace? If you watch the 15 minute video
> you will see it has awesome receive capabilities. Certainly a very
> nice radio to own.
>
> I posted that I had ordered one, but now I may have to cancel, as the
> original estimate has now shot up 40% making it very expensive........
What is your price now?
I, for one, was disappointed in the price of the KWZ 50. Had it been around
$2000 or so I might have sprung for one.
pli...@telkomsa.net
give me a firm price for the shipment arriving next week. I suspect
it's way above his original estimate.
Will let you know when I get a firm price.
Rather than the KWZ-50 I think you would be better off with an Icom
756PROIII
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/3756.html
John Plimmer, Montagu, South Africa
dxAce
pli...@telkomsa.net wrote:
> I don't know the price as the dealer is being evasive - says he will
> give me a firm price for the shipment arriving next week. I suspect
> it's way above his original estimate.
>
> Will let you know when I get a firm price.
>
> Rather than the KWZ-50 I think you would be better off with an Icom
> 756PROIII
> http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/3756.html
Nah, I'm pretty much set with what I have here. If I were to buy a transceiver
I'd probably just go with the 718, if only to do some CW from time to time.
I have no great interest in amateur radio, though I do keep my license current,
but prefer to concentrate on SWBC.
Bob Miller
wrote:
For a coupla grand, check the new Elecraft K3 with all its roofing
filters -- even has sync tuning for AM...
Bob
k5qwg
David
You'd have to be nuts. SDR is right around the corner and that runs
circles around hardware based receivers.
RHF
> Bob Miller wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:42:23 -0500, dxAce <dx...@milestones.com>
> > wrote:
>
>
> >>> On Feb 13, 10:06 pm, dxAce <dx...@milestones.com> wrote:
> >>>>http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0277.html
>
> >>>> dxAce
> >>>> Michigan
> >>>> USA
> >>> Are you thinking of getting one Ace? If you watch the 15 minute video
> >>> you will see it has awesome receive capabilities. Certainly a very
> >>> nice radio to own.
>
> >>> I posted that I had ordered one, but now I may have to cancel, as the
> >>> original estimate has now shot up 40% making it very expensive........
> >> What is your price now?
>
> >> I, for one, was disappointed in the price of the KWZ 50. Had it been around
> >> $2000 or so I might have sprung for one.
>
> > For a coupla grand, check the new Elecraft K3 with all its roofing
> > filters -- even has sync tuning for AM...
>
> > Bob
> > k5qwg
>
> You'd have to be nuts. SDR is right around the corner and that runs
>
> - Show quoted text -
David - The SDR 'corner' has been turned for several years. ~ RHF
.
CAUTION : This Post Has Not Been "Approved"
-by- Telamon. - http://tinyurl.com/yshplv
-ps- So Read It Only -If- You Are "Clueless".
.
pli...@telkomsa.net
generation SDR's are now in widescale use. A lot of my MW DX contacts
are using the SDR-IQ and many are moving to the new Italian Perseus.
As for SDR's running circles around hardware based receivers, all the
fella's I know who have SDR's retain their normal hardware radio's and
use them.
And as for the magnificent Icom IC-7700, it incorporates the best
elements of SDR radio's plus the very best of the conventional radio's
for inveterate knob twiddlers like me who don't like SDR's.
Maybe RHF would like to publish a few web leads to the SDR radio's now
widely in use.
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop, PAORDT Roelof mini-whip
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx
> circles around hardware based receivers.-
Bob Miller
Most of the current "hardware" based amateur rigs are mainly software,
anyway, with a just a few knobs here and there. My Icom 7000 is such
a critter. The Elecraft I mentioned is quite digital. If, by SDR, you
mean black boxes, they keep flopping. Knobs and meters have their
allure...
bob
k5qwg
David Eduardo
"Bob Miller" <NOS...@neosoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> Most of the current "hardware" based amateur rigs are mainly software,
> anyway, with a just a few knobs here and there. My Icom 7000 is such
> a critter. The Elecraft I mentioned is quite digital. If, by SDR, you
> mean black boxes, they keep flopping. Knobs and meters have their
> allure...
>
Have you used the Elcraft? I am quite impressed with the specs of the K3,
but would like to hear from someone who has used it primarily as a receiver
before getting one.
dxAce
David Eduardo wrote:
Crap, someone needs to contact Elecraft! After all, you've actually LIED about
having an amateur license in the past. FACT!
RHF
> On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:39:35 -0800, David <noth...@nowhere.org> wrote:
> >Bob Miller wrote:
> >> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:42:23 -0500, dxAce <dx...@milestones.com>
> >> wrote:
>
>
> >>>> On Feb 13, 10:06 pm, dxAce <dx...@milestones.com> wrote:
> >>>>>http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0277.html
>
> >>>>> dxAce
> >>>>> Michigan
> >>>>> USA
> >>>> Are you thinking of getting one Ace? If you watch the 15 minute video
> >>>> you will see it has awesome receive capabilities. Certainly a very
> >>>> nice radio to own.
>
> >>>> I posted that I had ordered one, but now I may have to cancel, as the
> >>>> original estimate has now shot up 40% making it very expensive........
> >>> What is your price now?
>
> >>> I, for one, was disappointed in the price of the KWZ 50. Had it been around
> >>> $2000 or so I might have sprung for one.
>
> >> For a coupla grand, check the new Elecraft K3 with all its roofing
> >> filters -- even has sync tuning for AM...
>
> >> Bob
> >> k5qwg
>
> >You'd have to be nuts. SDR is right around the corner and that runs
> >circles around hardware based receivers.
- Most of the current "hardware" based amateur rigs are
- mainly software, anyway, with a just a few knobs here
- and there. My Icom 7000 is such a critter.
- The Elecraft I mentioned is quite digital. If, by SDR, you
- mean black boxes, they keep flopping. Knobs and meters
- have their allure...
-
- bob
- k5qwg
-
Bob [K5QWG],
Knobs+Buttons+Switches+Dials+Meters = TRADITION $ELL$ !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRdfX7ut8gw
yes - i still have a calculator next to the computer :o) ~ RHF
Bob Miller
I have not. But Elecraft gets good reviews in QST and such. They
haven't reviewed the K3 yet, but previous Elecrafts are rated fairly
highly.
There are K3 reviews at eHam.net from actual users --
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6673
Bob
k5qwg
Bob Miller
And I still have my Tandy Model 100 in the next room. The Commodore 64
got away...
bob
k5qwg
bm
> You are nuts - SDR has already been around a long time and second
> generation SDR's are now in widescale use. A lot of my MW DX contacts
> are using the SDR-IQ and many are moving to the new Italian Perseus.
>
> As for SDR's running circles around hardware based receivers, all the
> fella's I know who have SDR's retain their normal hardware radio's and
> use them.
>
> And as for the magnificent Icom IC-7700, it incorporates the best
> elements of SDR radio's plus the very best of the conventional radio's
> for inveterate knob twiddlers like me who don't like SDR's.
>
> Maybe RHF would like to publish a few web leads to the SDR radio's now
> widely in use.
>
> John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
> South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
> RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
> Drake SW8 & ERGO software
> Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
> BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
> Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
>
> On Feb 15, 3:39 pm, David <noth...@nowhere.org> wrote:
>
> > Bob Miller wrote:
> > > On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:42:23 -0500, dxAce <dx...@milestones.com>
> > > wrote:
> > You'd have to be nuts. SDR is right around the corner and that runs
> > circles around hardware based receivers.-
SDRs are not running circles around hardware based receivers, at least
not yet, but their ability to record a large frequency spectrum to
hard drive for later analysis (up to 800 kHz with the Perseus) and
their price tags ($500-1000) make them exceptionally capable tools for
the demanding DX-er. My personal experience is that an excellent
"hardware" receiver will still be more sensitive, have better AGC and
better audio and should in some cases be able to resolve a difficult
station on that lone frequency. It all comes down to how one prefers
to listen. I have three SDRs and I've never looked back. But I'll
never part with my Icoms either.
BM
dxAce
dxAce wrote:
True, ain't it, little faux Hispanic BOY... (Heavy emphasis on the BOY!)
As far as I know, ain't a single CALLBOOK that shows you having an amateur
license.
LMFAO at the pathological liar!
RHF
> >-ps- So Read It Only -If- You Are "Clueless".
> > .
>
- The Commodore 64 got away...
-
- bob
- k5qwg
-
Bob [K5QWG],
Dang - = I F = - I had half the "STUFF"
That I Bought Try and Loved For a New York Minute . . .
i could open a museum ;-{{{ and be rich on eBay :o))) ~ RHF
dave
The power drain is obscene.
dave
Every revolution has its political issues. Free software for building
radios is troublesome to some people. In the US, we've run into
opposition from the Motion Picture Association of America and its
attempt with the Broadcast Flag to restrict the kinds of receivers that
can be built for over-the-air digital TV.
The US Federal Communications Commission has issued a Notice of Proposed
Rule Making (NPRM) concerning Cognitive Radio Technologies and Software
Defined Radios. Several troublesome issues are raised in the NPRM,
including restricting the sale of high-speed digital-to-analog
converters, requirements for digital signatures or similar methods to
keep unauthorized software out of software radio hardware and new
restrictions on radios built for the amateur radio market.
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuradio/doc/exploring-gnuradio.html#block-diagram-fig