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| Reviews Summary for ICOM IC-7400 |
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Reviews: 38
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Average rating: 4.5/5
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MSRP: $1850
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Description: Transmitting range:
1.810MHz to1.825MHz
1.9075MHz to 1.9125MHz
3.500MHz to 3.575MHz
3.747MHz to 3.754MHz
3.791MHz to 3.805MHz
7.000MHz to 7.100MHz
10.100MHz to 10.150MHz
14.000MHz to 14.350MHz
18.068MHz to 18.168MHz
21.000MHz to 21.450MHz
24.890MHz to 24.990MHz
28.000MHz to 29.700MHz
50.000MHz to 54.000MHz
144.000MHz to 146.000MHz
SSB(2.4kHz)/6dB,3.2kHz/40dB,3.6kHz/60dB,4.3kHz/80dB
CW(500Hz)500Hz/6dB,700Hz/60dB
RTTY(350Hz)
AM(6kHz)
FM(15kHz)
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More info: http://www.icom.co.jp/ham/products/ic-7400/index.html
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M3OML
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Rating: 4/5
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Dec 27, 2006 12:10
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Best HF set owned VHF could use some help
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Hi all I have been using IC-7400 for about a month now very good radio on HF and vhf TX however RX on vhf is not very sensitive not the end of the world The DSP is the Best i have used and am enjoying the radio.
Would buy again hovever budget for a 2meter masthead preamp
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M0FRH
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 10, 2006 02:36
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Very pleaesed
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Have had my Icom IC-7400 for a month and very pleased with it. Nice to have controls you can see and not hidden in menus, my last set was a FT100D. Receving good reports on transmitted audio both on 2 mtrs FM and HF ssb. DSP works well on clearing up incoming QRM and QRN. Looking forward to using in 80 mtr SSB club championship comp next year. 73s
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G4KSG
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 31, 2006 10:07
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Great features
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Just a short note to let you know I have just purchased (actually 5 June 06) a pre-owned 7400. Before purchase I contacted ICOM UK with the serial number and they told me it was a bona fide item sold by them in March 04 and the records showed it had been back for repair (the engineer told me waht for but I can't remember what the detail was now but it didn't concern me).
I chose the 7400 because I have used a 706 MkII for the last 6 years with extra filters and the DSP board and was very happy. I now had space for a proper rig and had decided I could afford the second-hand price so - hey presto. This rig is a nice tool and the full DSP capability is really worth having. I cannot offer you any comparisons with any other rigs - I should be so lucky.
There was one problem however - on switch on there is a very low level rumbling noise which I was told they all have. Apparently its the two ATU motors setting themselves up unfortunately the rumbling was accompanied by a rattling noise which was at a totally unsatisfactory level (I must tell you it was accentuated by the flimsy desk I am using and was acting as a diapragm and 'amplifying' the volume). Icom UK said they had never heard such a noise nor had any such criticisms back from users. I decided to void the 3 mnths warranty and remove the covers. I found the two motors are not secured to the chassis/frame. The two holes in the two mounting flanges were located on two guide pins and the small amount of necessary clearance was causing the noise as the flange vibrated against the pin. A drop of soft UHU glue on each pin damped down the movement/vibration and then - when dry -only the rumbling could be heard.
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EI5FK
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 19, 2006 00:55
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Good but problem
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Great radio but backlight gone, guess I will have to send it back to ICOM-UK along with my 756pro2 that has memomry scan problems, thank God for my trusty FT-847.....Icom need to get their act together
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M0EDY
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 20, 2006 13:33
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buy one now
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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go and buy one now. forget the ft857 the icom will
out perform it on all bands / modes .and with very good atu and a full 100watts on all bands.
need i say more a great radio i have had my one for 3years now also comes with sm20 mike
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G8WVW
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 10, 2006 08:47
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Great radio!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Mine is an earlier model which has had both the HRX line problem (www.qsl.net/k5lxp/projects/746Pro/746ProNoTX.html) and TX driver overheat problem (http://home.gwi.net/~mnadeau). While these repairs have been irritating, the radio is otherwise excellent and new radios should not suffer the same fate. The IC-7400 is my HF standby and PSK set in the ZD8I DX shack and also doubles as my Marine band VHF transceiver and air band monitor. Having the VHF included is a real bonus over the much more expensive IC-756 PROIII. One small niggle is that the memories cannot have an alphanumeric tag programmed via the PC cable/software as Icom did not include any command in the CI-V specification for this radio to do it.
I am giving the IC-7400 a 5 even with the problems I have had on the basis that newer radios will be fine and it really is an excellent radio.
Regards to all,
Ian.
ZD8I, Ascension Island.
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GM0VDL
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 3, 2006 14:41
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excellent
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have had my ic 7400 for only two weeks and have found that the receiver better than my ft1000d. Reports on audio quality on transmit have been very favourable. Over all, a great rig. I think it is the best rig I have ever purchased
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MM0DUN
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 20, 2005 08:08
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Great Radio....
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have used a Yaesu FT-847 since getting my MM3AWM call initially in June 2002. I recently sold the FT-847 as I wanted something different and after reading may reviews and seeing a friends (MM0DRA) IC-7400 I decided thiswas the one for me.
In particular interest is the superior receiver on the Icom as I often get an S7+ of noise of 20m...cannot trace external local source of it. Noise is still present on the IC-7400 but it is easier to filter out to a degree.
Nice looking, excellent layout, great control from computer with a lead from G4ZLP for £15 yep £15 not Icoms £99 CI-V here but does the same job.
Also found a few good applications out there for programming the memories and settings from the PC.
I bought my IC-7400 2nd hand from Jaycee in Glenrothes and was told it is about 2 years old. I only hope I get none of the problems others are referring to here as the rig is in mint condition and may not have been used very much.
The purchase of this Icom IC-7400 has so far been the best £725 I have ever spent.
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HA5X
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 19, 2005 05:47
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The best I have ever used
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I was off-air for quite some time, and when I returned to the hobby in 2003, I decided to buy an FT-897 and an FT-817, mainly because I wanted all bands and because my QTH has severe antenna restrictions so I wanted to have compact portable radios. Both radios are excellent, but as most of my home activity was DX-ing and contests, I wanted a radio with some better ergonomy, i.e. when you do not have to enter the menu, push the button, turn the selection knob to find the needed menu option, press again, set the value with the knob, then press a button a few times to exit the menu if you wanted to do something as easy as change the CW keyer speed or set a split frequency.
So I needed a radio with more dedicated buttons. I was thinking of a Yaesu FT-1000MP, but it would have been too big for my small desk. Then thought of the IC-756ProII, but stocks had run out and the IC-756-ProIII is very expensive. Plus, I would have still needed the space for a VHF/UHF radio...
Then in July a friend of mine ordered an IC-7400, and because normally somebody is at home, the radio was delivered to my QTH rather than his. So the box was in my shack and I phoned him if I can try his radio before he takes it from my place. He replied yes. Yes, your bet is right: The radio has remained with me :-))
After wiring-up, I turned the transceiver on, and started playing with the controls. I found EVERY function very quickly without the manual. It has the best ergonomy I have ever met in a transceiver.
And how about the performance? Well, when I turned the radio on the first day, my wife asked: "And where is the radio noise?" :-) QRM-fighting tools are truly excellent and easy to handle. Then I re-discovered SSB for me. SSB with the FT-897 was a problem. Shouting-shouting, only a few stations hearing me. with the IC-746, using the speech compressor and the equalizer, I even get calls for my CQ :-))
During the CQ WW SSB contest I made some side-by-side comparison with my FT-897. Okay, the FT-897 does not have an SSB filter, but it does have AF-DSP. The IC-7400 only has IF-DSP. Well, the comparison was very quick. I found the FT-897 to have a somewhat more sensitive receiver on a clear frequency, but on a busy band there was QRM wall-to-wall, only a few big guns ripping through the noise, whatever I did with the DSP. On the IC-7400 though, the QRM was managable, even weaker signals could be picked up after playing around with the filters. The one block-jam I heard on the FT897 simply cleared up into several stations working a bit too close to each other. A HUGE difference. Stations tuning on your QRG? Auto-notch cancels it, you never realize. Noise too high, signal weak? Use the "NR" knob. Stations too close? Use PBT.
On 2m...? No comparison yet. I am only interested in 2m when there is some sporadic E or a contest that stirs up the band.
Unfortunately there is a strong contest station just a few kilometres away, and if they start operating, all my receivers simply die on 2m. The IC-7400 is no exception. Otherwise the IC-7400 provides the same excellent ergonomy on 2m, and has a 100W transmitter, which is usually enough.
For this price, I believe it is the best deal now for somebody who is a casual HF operator and contester like me, who has limited budget, limited space on his desk but still wants to enjoy HF and VHF.
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ON6AB
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 31, 2005 09:11
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Nice on VHF too
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Apart from all the other qualities this transceiver has, let me add a subjective feeling that it's not that bad on 144Mhz neither.
What else to think when working EME with it on a single 3wl yagi, 350W and NO preamplifier...(no, not W5UN only)
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