What other HF rigs have you owned to have compared it too and are you talking performance or features?
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What other HF rigs have you owned to have compared it too and are you talking performance or features?
I think we are wasting our breath/bandwidth.
some people only see a pretty display screen and a price tag.The point that some people don't understand is that there is a reason ICOM priced it where it is. It has nothing to do with the actual manufacturing cost.
It is an entry level radio.
The actual market price of a new 7300 should be about $900 - $950.
... and , for that price,it IS a good entry point radio.
I haven't own too many rigs. These are a few that I've owned, Icom 746, Icom 756 pro 2, Yaesu MP1000, Kenwood 480sat, Icom 706 (all flavors), Kenwood TS50. The 7300 beats all of them in performance and features.
So you don't actually own one and are relying on hearsay?Ooops....you are right. Next time I'll wear my glasses.
Gee like that's never been done on the internet before.
Actually no........I wouldn't call it heresay. I was taking what I thought was reliable info from someone whose tech credentials I trust. BTW I am not one of tbose that believe any just tech. I spent 22 years myself servicing broadcast gear so I know fact from BS.
Obviously you don't know fact from BS since you believed that an 820 is a better transceiver than the 7300. Unless you own one all your comments seem like trolling.Gee like that's never been done on the internet before.
I'm on vacation at the moment and can't wait to go home and play with my 7300.
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I’ve owned both a Kenwood TS-590SG and a Kenwood TS-2000, but I’ve used quite a few others, like higher-end ‘90s Kenwoods, Yaesus and Icoms, as well as an Elecraft K3 and a newer Flex with the Maestro controller.
As for performance, it’s up there with a loaded up K3, a higher-end Flex and the really expensive models from the Big 3 Japanese manufacturers. Feature-wise, find me a radio this cheap with such a good panadapter, an audio spectrum and scope display, such good filtering and such an intuitive menu.
IMO, the only better radios on the market today with an actual human interface are the 7610 and 7851, and that’s due to their expanded feature set. Apache Labs and Flex have crazy good performing radios, especially the Apache’s open source platform that allows for huge customization, but I don’t like using a computer for a radio.
The only real fault I can find with the 7300 is that the receiver is pretty easily overloaded. But if that’s happening at any given time just dial back the RF gain a bit.
You mean the noisy relay issue? I don’t run QSK so it’s no issue for me.
Oh, and you’re gonna be one of about 20-30 people globally to refer to the 7300 as a “POS”. The rest of us like the radio.
Sorry not familiar with that model.Be careful. If you buy too nice of a rig you'll be an idiot for wasting money.
And THAT was something I believe I mentioned. That was when I said about how it performs in the presence of strong signals. thank you for confirming what I said.