Richard - I am using the IC-7300 / KPA500 / KAT500 combination every day, and I love it.
Most of my ragchewing is SSB, but I am using CW more often these days. The digital modes, especially FT8, FT4, JS8 etc. probably account for 75% of my operation. Of those, JS8 is the ragchew choice. I also use it extensively for EmComm - principally with digital modes such as Winlink (P2P). The 7300 is a natural for digital modes, and requires only a cable to interface. The menu structure is a joy ... very logical and easy to optimize (tweak) settings for any specific mode and save to SD card for immediate recall. For example, I have arrived at very specific settings for CW by researching what other, more active CWers, are doing and find that I am able to carry on a good QSO with stations I couldn't even hear before and a bandwidth that knocks out the ham down the street. Operation with the Elecraft "twins" for me is nearly fully automatic. In my shack, if I am operating digital modes, I am facing 90 degrees away from the rig, amp, tuner. But I don't even need to see them. The amp and tuner track the 7300 perfectly except that the tuner does not update until it receives some RF. I can't say anything authoritative about Yaesu, except that the only Yaesu I currently own is their top-of-the-line FTM-400XDR mobile - and the menu structure bears no semblance to operating logic. For me anyway, Icom just makes more sense. I regularly get unsolicited reports of "absolutely perfect audio" which is nice too. 73 Lyn, W0LEN -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2021 5:36 PM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Apples and Pomegranates For the casual rawchewer and DXer, how does the IC-7300 compare to the FTDX10? Think in terms of using them with a KPA500 and a KAT500. Richard Kunc ~ W4KBX ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to l...@lnainc.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
