| EA2DDF |
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2024-10-24 | |
| Posiblemente el mejor transceptor fabricado |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
No se si hay mucho que decir de este equipo,en mi opinión tras varios equipos HF en muchos años de afición,creo que es lo mejor que ha pasado por mis manos
"Cuando el ICOM ic 775 habla,los demás callan y aprenden"
Esto sería un resumen de este transceptor,nada más encenderlo y escuchar su audio ya sabes que estás ante un gran equipo,los mandos accesibles,sin menús engorrosos,la visibilidad de dial y smeter excelentes,y la finura de manejo,la calidad del receptor ,y la salida limpia al aire,creo que no son superables ,ni siquiera hoy en día,he renunciado a equipos actuales a cambio de mantener éste,por algo será.
Una pena que cueste mucho encontrarlo usado y si se encuentra su precio dobla o triplica a otro equipo de su época,aún así,si encuentras uno de confianza,llévatelo a casa,nunca te arrepentirás,este se quedará como un clásico grande entre los grandes. |
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| KX4LG |
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2023-09-21 | |
| A top contender vintage HF transceiver. |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
Bought as-is ugly with bent control shafts on Ebay in 2018.
After a lot of internal and cosmetic repair it looks and works like new.
Even with stock filters, this is the best HF receiver I have personally ever used among many.
Very useful PBT and noise/QRM mitigation.
An external speaker with decent bass reproduction brings out the full quality of the receiver in this rig.
200 Watts + on all bands , antenna tuner works great after installing new stepper motors.
Consistently good audio reports with stock hand microphone.
Intermittent display backlight repaired by re-soldering cold solder joints on display PCB.
If you are looking for a compact lightweight HF transceiver this would NOT be a good choice!
No 12 volt power option, base station use only.
I have tried it on a 1KVA inverter with a 12 volt battery with good results and short battery life on transmit.
It will never be sold until I am SK !!
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| BV2TU |
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2023-09-02 | |
| The Top Transceiver!! |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
This is the updated review for the IC-775DSP. I have owned an IC-77DSP with all filters included since mid 90's,
It is still working well as my main transceiver.
Pairing with SM8, I always get good audio and signal report.
This transceiver has no problem to output more than 220W in SSB. It works excellently!!
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| W9VS |
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2023-08-14 | |
| Super Transceivers |
Time Owned: 3 to 6 months. |
I own two very nice late model IC-775DSP's with serial numbers 2647 and 2751. Both are fully loaded and pleasure to operate. I even sold my IC-756PROII which I might regret later but I don't think I will. I can say that the receiver is very very quiet. Sometimes I have to look at the display to make sure it is turned on. It's the best transceiver Icom ever made.If you can find one buy it. You won't be sorry.
I did the audio mod on one of them that was done by Hans PA1HR. It really made a big difference on both TX and RX. Glad I bought them. |
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| W2YM |
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2023-08-10 | |
| Greatest Radio ever made |
Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. |
| I finally have another 775DSP in the shack after many years. Of course like everybody else States they should of never got rid of theirs to begin with. I have to say this radio stands up to any newer radio on the market. It's just hard to beat a good radio I wish they would have made more of them years ago, It would have been so nice to have more of these radios around. It's definitely a keeper. Mark W2YM 73 |
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| N3WES |
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2022-03-23 | |
| Can you say Exquisite? |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
I purchased an Icom 775DSP with all the optional filters installed (Serial Number Series 27XX), and can say that it was the best amateur radio purchase I have ever made. The best things about the radio are:
1) A super quiet, front-end receiver that knocked me out the first time I ever listened to it. Weak signals muffled by low power, QRM or poor band conditions come through strong. The twin Passband Tuning and notch filters are a lifesaver.
2) Excellent audio reports on every mode, with power output exceeding every Icom specification. No noise, buzzes, warbling or distortion of *any* kind. The speech compressor is especially nice and has helped me break through quite a few pile-ups.
3) Super clean and efficient CW transmission. The Full and Break-in modes have worked flawlessly, and the menu driven CW options can allow you to set the weight of the code sent to your own tastes, as well as set the tone to your desired level.
4) The DSP unit works like a dream. After using it for a week, it made me seriously wonder how I got along without it. I am sure it could be improved upon even more, but for an included feature, it was more than good enough to make me forgo purchasing an external Timewave 599DX that I had been eyeing for some time.
5) It's BIG, it's BLACK and has a display that even Stevie Wonder could read. The controls are organized and easy to get used to. The VFO knob has a weighty feel and allows for very smooth tuning. The analog meter is large, well lit and very easy to read.
Here are some areas where I feel that the 775DSP could use some improvement:
1) The Dualwatch should allow you to set independent modes for both the main and sub frequency (i.e. It would be nice to monitor 14.060 CW and operate on another frequency/band in USB). Also, the user should be able to hook more than one speaker up, one for each frequency on the Dualwatch.
2) For the life of me, I cannot find one sound that the Noise Blanker gets rid off. On or off, every mode of every band seems to sound the same. The manual claims that it gets rid of the dreaded "woodpecker".
3) The filter selection and intensity is determined by turning on/off a combination of separate filter switches. This aspect is not intuitive, this is definitely one instance of where RTFM is necessary.
4) None of the controls are backlit, which makes operating the radio in darkness tricky. The display is bright enough to read by, but it does not help in that case. Some ambient light is necessary for nighttime operation.
Some will say that the 775DSP is not a contesters rig or one for the serious DXer, and I must disagree completely. If someone was unfortunate enough to get an earlier version that exhibited known problems or just had an unlucky purchase, that's one thing. But as someone who contests on and off, I will put this rig up against anything else thrown at it. I have also had more positive results working DX in the past few months than all the rest of my time as a ham combined, despite living in a confined area. Breaking through a massive pileup and hitting the former Soviet Republic of Georgia with 10 over 9 utilizing barefoot power made a believer out of me.
If you are looking for a 775DSP, be sure that the serial number is 1500 or higher, as these were the units that had factory corrections/updates done on the assembly line prior to initial shipment.
This rig has completely renewed my love for this hobby. 73 to you all and God Bless America! :)
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| PD2AHQ |
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2022-02-07 | |
| One of the best transciever made by Icom |
Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. |
Icom IC-775DSP was launched in 1994 and remained in production till 2002. I had the opportunity to test extensively all of his features even I have made a reception Comparison of Icom IC-775DSP with Kenwood TS-950SDX, which can be seen on my channel;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXttPirbiFg&t=79s&ab_channel=SpacetimeEngineering
This will help all of those who are considering buying IC-775DSP and also considering TS-950SDX as both are excellent transceivers from almost the same generation with more or less the same features.
Personally, I find the dual watch a very useful feature on Icom, as well as DSP some people have changed the SSB filter with a bit wider bandwidth and, are very pleased with it but to me, 2.7 kHz is wide enough for SSB and we are not Broadcasters isn’t we? Our aim should be pushing the cleaner signal as far on the globe as we could and IC-775DSP does it very well with its 200 plus Watts on SSB on all bands.
I received excellent audio reports all the time I have used this gem with my Fritzel GPA-30 a vertical antenna. Keep in mind these radios are getting older and were built +-30 years old technology but still are good value for money and will be at your service for another 20 to 30 years more if you don’t do something stupid i.e. operating it at higher SWR or destroying it by making a modification found on the internet without basic electronic safety & soldering skills. A piece of advice don't push more than 80% of total power output as it will increase the life of output MOSFETs. If you find it in good technical condition at a reasonable price then just buy it do not think twice otherwise you will lose the chance.
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| WB4IVG |
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2021-10-31 | |
| The Single Best Transceiver/Receiver I have Ever Owned!!! |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
I have owned hundreds of radios throughout my life, NONE better than this one! I have used most of the others that have been manufactured that I have not owned, with the exception of the Hilberling I cannot speak to its performance one way or the other. I can say that even Commercial and Military Radios costing Tens to Hundreds of Thousands of dollars DO NOT OUTPERFORM THIS RADIO!!! I have used Icom 7850/51's, 7700, I sold my 781 and my 7800, BUT I Kept the 775DSP and the 746Pro Both have incredible Receivers in fact they outperform every stand-alone receiver that I own including the Collins Receivers. The only Radio that I have used and own that even comes close is an RF Harris Lab Grade Transceiver that was built for NASA. While it is an excellent piece it does not come up to the 775DSP!
Now, all that said I will Echo the fact I would like more versatility in the Sub-Band Receive other than that I don't think you will do better than one of these radios as long as you get a unit with a serial number higher than 2000! |
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| DJ7ST |
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2017-03-26 | |
| For me it is the best !!! |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
I owned my first IC775DSP 20 years ago together whit a
Yaesu FT1000D and i sold it to a friend of mine a few years ago.
I had a lot of very good rigs in my shackroom.
They come and go and sometimes they stay.
Today I used two of this very good rigs whit all the filters inside
and the SM8 Mikrofon.
This rig is a real keeper.
If you can get on in good condition,buy it !! |
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| F4EGA |
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2017-01-30 | |
| Lovely transceiver |
Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. |
| I owned a IC-775DSP a decade ago and I resold it, big stupidity on my part, I always regretted this transceiver. This weekend I could exchange my IC-7300 against a IC-775DSP with filters in perfect state and I am very happy! I do not regret the 7300 because the noise level on the 775 is really very low in comparison of the 7300. This time I will not sell it again on !! |
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