Hard to compare other modern Icom transceivers to the 706 which had
about the worse rx of any of their rigs in the past 30 years. It was,
after all, a mobile rig designed several decades ago. The IC-7300 does
represent an interesting step forward in technology.
Large, touch-enabled, menu driven color screens are the future. It
eliminates a lot of physical controls that add considerably to the final
cost. The actual specifications aren't always the final measure of
cost/benefit. Usability and accessibility are very important factors as
well.
If I'm going to engage in serious contesting, the K3 is the obvious
choice. For everyday casual operating, I can have many enjoyable
contacts with one of my ancient Swan Cygnet 270B's. It's not always A
VS: B. Considering the features of the IC-7300 within it's price range
- it's got a lot to offer.
A K3s/100 and a P3 (to match the features of the IC-7300) is vastly more
expensive. So there is no fair comparison between the two.
A K3s with the same set of features as the IC-7300 will cost $4,269.75,
whereas the IC-7300 announced price (DXEngineering) is $1,499.00. So
that high-performance receiver essentially costs $2,770.75.
If you have spent serious time with an IC-7600, IC-7700, or IC-7800, you
would absolutely NOT say their performance is mediocre.
Doug -- K0DXV
On 3/1/16 2:29 PM, lstavenhagen wrote:
I guess you get what you pay for. To my knowledge, only Elecraft is capable
of producing receivers that top the charts over at Sherwood engineering but
still cost only what their competitors' "entry level" rigs do.
I don't think the Icom leopard is necessarily going to change its spots with
the 7300, it never has in the past. Either the price is going to be really
high or the performance mediocre (or maybe both). I personally have always
been dismayed at how poor Icom's RX's have been even at the higher price
ranges; even my K2 runs circles around my 706MKIIG in terms of RX
performance.
I think the highest bang/buck ratio is still held by Elecraft and I don't
see that changing for quite a while...
73,
LS
W5QD
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