Re: [TenTec] Being a Contrarian....

[Dave Heil <k8mn@earthlink.net>]

Sinisa Hristov wrote:
> John Sheeley wrote:
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> > I don't believe you can compare programming  SDR radio with the IC  7800 or the 
> > ftdx 9000 type radios which are hardware based
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> Just the opposite - IC7800 is more SDR and less hardware based than Orion.
>
> That is, Orion performs three frequency conversions before going to DSP,
> and IC7800 only two. Also, Icom uses twice as many digital signal processors,
> each of them more powerful than Orion's.
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> 73,
>
> Sinisa  YT1NT, VE3EA  (a happy Orion owner with no intent of buying IC7800)
I'm with you.  All of Icom's powerful signal processors have not 
resulted in a receiver which can match the Orion.  I'm working 160m and 
80m DX I'd have never worked with my Omni VI Option 3, which I'd 
considered an excellent transceiver.  The JA manufacturers build rigs 
with an enormous amount of sizzle, but the meat is often tough.
Dave K8MN