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| Reviews Summary for ICOM IC-7700 |
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Reviews: 56
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Average rating: 4.7/5
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MSRP: $6999.95
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Description: Description: The ICOM 7700 200W HF/6M has been introduced at the 2007 Dayton Hamvention. ICOM has followed all the success of the beautiful IC-7800 with the smaller, single receiver IC-7700. It utilizes two separate 32-bit floating point TI DSP chips, has a 7-inch wide TFT display, built in RTTY/PSK31 receive and transmit using a USB Keyboard interface, external video connection, high res spectrum scope, plus high voltage MOSFET 200 Watt PA.
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EA5BZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 20, 2008 12:37
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Very Good.
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Excelent radio with great DSP.
I use it in my city-shack and is very very good fighting with human QRM.
My antenna in the city is one Butternut vertical and like other verticals is a QRM eater.
The eater is excelent with it.
QRM went down in all bands with this radio and signals continue high.
Very very quiet receiver.
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VK2AO
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 12, 2008 13:03
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Awesome Radio
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I have been running the IC 7700 and it is a remarkable piece of equipment to say the least. I have a 756PRO III that I have setup in parallel and the IC 7700 clearly is superior in so many ways. The control over filters and the digital processing does a better job and I can pull signals out of the noise that the 756 just doesn't get to. The screen is clear and crisp and in using the external monitor function it brings to life what you see. The capability to upgrade firmware is a big plus that the 756 misses out on. Built in power supply is handy as is the 12v 1 amp output for running small devices. The extra slots for auto sked power up is a handy feature. I have really am impressed by this radio never misses a beat and is the pride of the suite.
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DF8PG
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 11, 2008 01:50
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great radio
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Hallo, I owened more than 10 Icom Transceivers, and some from
Yaesu, and Kenwood. This IC 7700 is the best. 2nd Transceiver is actually
an Orion II. Both receivers are very close, there is no big difference, but
the look , and the handling of the the IC 7700 is much better.
One thing I donīt like is, that the IC 7700 shows only one frequence, and
the fan is running all the time.
DF8PG
Ottwin
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W3QJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 1, 2008 11:56
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Times 2.
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Well there's not a lot I can say that hasn't already been said about the 7700. I'm very sorry about the problems others are having with theirs. I'd been curious about the 7800, and tried it out a short while ago. I liked it a lot....but....bought myself a second 7700 for my 50th birthday.
Cheers & all the best,
Terry-W3QJ
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I0JX
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Rating: 4/5
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Nov 1, 2008 02:43
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Just one problem...
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Overall. I am pleased with the performnce of this radio, although there is still room for improvement (for instance too short CW, RTTY & PSK memories, too short voice recording time). Not much else to tell after so many reviews
The reason of my 4 mark is just to draw your attention to a problem I had. Having found the idling current (Id) considerably higher than it should be, I had to open the radio for adjusting the final FETs idling current. In then end the problem was found to be partly due to the idling current itself (which had been set too high at the factory) and partly due to the incorrect meter reading (about 20% more than real, as checked against two different meters).
While doing that work, I noted a few shortcomings, some of which had also been pointed out by F6EFM:
- the final FETs idling current can only be adjusted by completely removing the 200W amplifier module (why not through a hole in the module?)
- removing the 200W amplifier module is a real headache. Plenty of screws, back panel to be completely removed, wires too short, a large flat cable glued to the module (!), no manouver room, risk of damaging the adjacent tuner whose components are not protected by a shield
- the behaviour of the adjustment potentiometers (called “potentiometer / switch” by F6EFM) is rather strange. I still have to figure out how they really work
- there is quite some empty space in the transceiver. Why then not making it smaller? Or at least why not having a speaker larger than the very small one they have used?
73
Tony I0JX
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K7NFB
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 30, 2008 17:35
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A Jewel
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Only had the IC-7700 for a month but it has to be the best transceiver I have ever used. I love the 7 inch moniter and all the info it displays.
Great TX and rcv audio. Easy to use after having a Pro 111.
First class Icom!
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OH2BP
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 18, 2008 05:48
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Good Performance on Digital, too
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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What a Master piece of a Radio. After several weeks of testing, I have to confess it's a very good Value for my Shack. Whisper quiet RX and a good quality TX with a key down 200 W power makes the operation efficient and easy. To get into PSK31 or RTTY just hook a USB keyboard and you're On Digital, quick check bands or work a rare RTTY DX in a second. After several Hundreds of this fall contest Qsos the RTTY Decoder proves to be one of best ever experienced.
Yaesu engineers seems to ignore the Digital Mode development in their radios, but Icom doesn't.
Well done ICOM !
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AA8P
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 17, 2008 08:01
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Outstanding !
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I purchased the IC-7700 in June, and finally got it on the air in late August 08, due to some construction antenna work. The first impressions were outstanding, the packing was excellent, the manual was easy to use, and helpful. The IC-7700 is outstanding on the air. I like to low noise level of the reciever, but the pre-amps are really nice when you need them. I'm still learning where all the bells and goodies are, and to this point the IC-7700 is the finest rig I've operated. Yes, it's expensive, but to us that do not need a second receiver...WOW it really does the job. We'll see what the future brings with this beautiful radio. Stay Tuned ...
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IZ2OBY
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 17, 2008 04:42
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THE SPECIAL ONE !!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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- the best radio on the market !
- great radio for great performance !
- Superb !
- great respect !
ONLY THE BEST
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N0JR
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 12, 2008 17:59
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The Best Radio on the Market
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I used an IC-7800 (with 3khz roofer) for 16 months (marvelous radio; much better than Rob Sherwood's data suggest--he didn't have a 3khz roofer). When the IC-7700 became available I did serious A/B testing of an IC-7700 and an IC-7800 side by side over a number of weeks. During that time I discovered that the 7700 receiver, among other things, is actually better than the 7800's. The result of those tests is that I have traded my 7800s for a pair IC-7700s. After 50 years of hamming--DX and contest--I judge the IC-7700 as the best DX and contest radio on the market today, and a pair of them side-by-side will blow away any radios in the competition (and I DO include K3, FL-5000, Orion II, etc.). That is probably all I need to say.
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