Icom IC-7000 VS FT-857D

[KB5WVK]

What do you get for the extra money with the Icom IC-7000  over the FT-857D?

[VA7CPC]

User-settable IF DSP filter widths in the IC-7000.

That may not seem important to you, but during your first contest with an FT-857D, you'll wish you had that capability.

        Charles

[G8JNJ]

Hi,

I have and IC-7000 and an FT-897D, spend the extra money on the ICOM.

You will only end up buying additional filters for the FT-857D.

Plus the IC-7000 IF DSP is fantastic, it really does remove noise and hetrodynes, and you can fine tune the RX bandwidth and shift the passband to suit your listening habits.

The only downside of the IC-7000 - it draws more current than the FT-897D in standby, runs a bit warm, and the TX audio can sound a bit 'odd'.

Change the mic insert and don't wind the TX audio bandwidth down too narrow, especially when using compression, as it can cause a 'ringing' effect on certain speech sounds. But the FT-897D TX audio needs some help too !

Regards,

Martin - G8JNJ

www.g8jnj.webs.com

[WA3SKN]

Filters.  The Icom comes with decent filtering.  With the FT857, you will want to add INRAD filters.
The FT857 is really designed for mobile use, not contesting.
73s.

-Mike.

[K0BG]

If you'd go to your dealer and play with both of them, it wouldn't take you long to discover what the real differences are. Having had both on the bench at the same time, I can safely say there is a lot more to both radios than what has been presented here.

Alan, KØBG
www.k0bg.com

[N2UNL]

Sometimes you don't get more out of a radio just because it cost more, but in this case you will get Way MORE of a radio with the IC-7000 than the 857D. Well worth the extra. Hold out for the Icom you won't be sorry in the long run. Just look at youre responses. Just my thoughts.  Good Luck.