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| Reviews Summary for ICOM IC-7000 |
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Reviews: 262
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Average rating: 4.4/5
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MSRP: $TBA
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Description: HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver.
2 × DSP
Digital voice recorder (DVR)
Improved AGC loop performance
2 × MNF (Manual Notch Filter)
2-mode band scope
2.5-inch color TFT display with TV screen receive capability
Remote control Microphone
Digital IF filters
Available mid 2006
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More info: http://www.icomamerica.com/products/amateur/7000/
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19ND005
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Rating: 4/5
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Feb 8, 2010 12:04
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Good
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I used 2 Icom 7000 radio's.
One radio I have at home and someday the HF band not working.
I think it was close lightning came.
After repair some time later the 2 & 70 cm band blow out.
I don't know any, but I know only not enough power give MAX.
I use now this Icom 7000 only in the truck.
the another Icom 7000 it was not good at the LOW HF band high SWR.
So I have a lot of some problems with this radio.
The good things are the voice recording,display and better microphone.
I have make my self 2 BIG extern fan in the truck and put it nearly all day on.
But still came hot.
The set came all the time very hot also.
I use this Icom only in the truck, for home I chance the Icom 706MKIIG.
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UR7FM
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 6, 2010 22:59
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Very good
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Great radio! I use my 7000 with LDG AT7000 more than 3 years from home , /p , /mm and never had any problem. Made fan modification and radio warm, not hot even in digital modes
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N8IBZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 23, 2010 16:55
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Fantastic
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Sure, it gets hot(I use a external fan on all my equipment just to make it lasts longer) and there are some failures reported but this is a great little radio.
I bought a West Mountain Clearspeech speaker and it sounds great with the 7000. I am using the LDG IT-100 and it works perfect. Also using the 125 power supply with 6 to 4pin connector.
I've had most of the ICOM, Kenwood lineups but this one rocks for a compact rig.
I thought the Yaesu FT-450 had good DSP but the IC-7000 blows it off the map along with the 706, I don't know what's up when I see the 706 doing better than the 7000. No way, I've had both and the difference is night and day. Send it back because there is something wrong.
Not hard to figure out the menus. I do not have any test equipment anymore but sometimes you can use your ears, duh, to hear the quality of a radio.
The Clearspeech, IC-7000 on top of the IT-100, and the ic-125 are all the same height, which looks cool together.(4.4)
I really think you need to setup any antenna with an external swr meter, with the final failures occurring, and not depend on the 7000 swr meter. I am not sure of why the finals would blow other than an swr issue???
Get one, try it and compare.
I bought this for fixed operating. I am not in my Jeep long enough to worry about any install situations. Tried that with a 706 and the noise was horrible with the 706 in the Wrangler. The 718 did better in the Jeep.
The manual (2)notch is the whip.....
73 Mark N8IBZ
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PA4TP
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 22, 2010 10:27
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okey the rig
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Hi all,
I have the Icom now for over 3 months.
Wel, it works great!
RX on medium wave is exelent.
And than SSB, you have to here it for you self.
No nois, great dsp what works wirley good.
Before I had a TS480 sat, and the Icom is the same performance include vhf and uhf.
73,
Theo
PA4TP
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NG3J
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Rating: 3/5
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Jan 19, 2010 16:35
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UHF Finals died after 1 month
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Had one for only a month and UHF finals died. Sent back to Icom and was repaired under warranty. I've read a couple of other posts where the UHF finals died. Seems to be an issue Icom is dealing with. When the rig works, it works well. It's not the Utopia of rigs that some make it out to be but it's decent. To get decent tx audio you have to do the AB5N mod. Overall, it's an ok rig with decent dsp filtering. I've had 2 of them and since sold them both.
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GM1FLQ
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Rating: 0/5
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Jan 19, 2010 14:32
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3 months - big problems
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Nice compact radio, ideal for overheating problems.
Know four guys with Icoms and all four have had ther finals fail on them - great audio though.
Lighten up guys, no Icom rig is perfect.
Good rig for the outdoor types, nice and compact and you don't need to pack a stove - you can fry your eggs and bacon on the 7000. Good rig for the postal services also as owners send their duff Icom mics off to get modified to what they should be when they leave the factory - great, keeping all those courier workers in a job.
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KC1MR
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 19, 2010 12:20
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3 years -- no problems
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This rig does it all -- standard ICOM selectivity --great audio -- compact package.
Does it have a rare final failure ? Sure ; but an owner I know of who has a Ftdx-9000 which has had FOUR finals fail (400 watt version) & I didn't see any "0"'s fer it !!
Lighten up guys -- no radio is perfect !!
If U find UR car battery dead in the AM take a look @ page 119 fer AUTO POWER OFF ! It can be set
between 30-120 min. in 30 min. steps
73& enjoy UR great ICOM IC-7000
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F5NZY
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 26, 2009 11:07
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Excellent for it's class...
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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All has been said about this little rig.
Find it really excellent for it's class and size. The DSP is just fine and I use my CW filters set at 500Hz, 250Hz, 100Hz.
I am only CW and my main rig is the IC756 Pro3.
73's de Steph, F5NZY.
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PY2ADR
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 18, 2009 11:03
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Just another 5 !!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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What to say? A small guy really tuff in all situations. Including 48hs contesting. I would like to buy another radio just because my table is empty.
PY2ADR / ZY2C
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OH1VR
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 17, 2009 22:19
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5/5
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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After more than three years use I still would like to call my IC-7000 to be a small miracle. Of course it is not and it can't be PROIII or IC-7600 but it is excellent in it's class. I have operated twice from VP9 with my IC-7000 in SOSB 20 LP in CQWW CW (2007 and 2008). First time I was 3rd and in 2008 second in my class in the world.
It has been my only rig when operating as OJ0VR from Market Reef a couple of times. I use it with LDG AT-7000 and MFJ-4125 power supply. This means that I can travel with one handbag! After reading several comments I'm missing one: I give 0/5 because of wrong color... Some comments have been very close to that.
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