A quick review of the new, new amateur radio from ICOM the IC-7100. If you have any additional information please leave a comment or email me. If you enjoyed this video, please click on the Like button. Thanks for watching, Tom
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From my radio room in San Francisco, a little DXing with the SX-88. Starting with 9700khz-Radio Bulgaria out of Bulgaria, rapidly crossed over 9690khz-CRI out of Beijing..9680khz-Radio Taiwan out of Florida on relay, and land on 9660khz- Radio Australia, the 10000 watter out of Brandon, Australia. There is where I did a little comparo between old tech and new…my ear says old tech sounds much better..at least here in the room. The 1954 SX-88 vs. the 2008 Icom IC-R75. How about you?
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Certainly those vintage tube radios sound much better than most modern sets. They’re great for listening to strong signals or casual band scanning with a nostalgic feeling – I like that very much.
For serious “hard-style” DXing (hearing the grass growing as a German proverb says) I’d prefer modern sets like the IC-R75 because of the precise frequency readout and reception enhancing features (such as SSB, pass-band shift, narrow filters etc.).
I agree with your point Matthias-I often find myself scrambling for the r75 to validate what the exact frequencies I stumble upon are with the SX-88.
An R-75 with the sync detector and updated mods and filters by KIWA can be made to sound absolutely GORGEOUS especially if using the line out into a hi-fi system.
oh I agree. I don’t have the Kiwi’s but the audio on my r75 is really strong and clear with external speakers. What the old boatanchor does is deliver rich fidelic audio. My ears are old lol I find it more pleasing.
I too wonder why a monochrome display? It can’t cost much more for full color, like their IC-7000.
70 MHz for Europe, neat. Where is 220 MHz for US?
No CW Keyer either
Maybe they will have a version with color display?
Tom
I am afraid 220 is history.
Tom
Maybe the final version will have it?
Tom
I gota say I don’t get it. The funny head would not work well mobile, yet it is not a full shack rig. If the head does not mount it would not work well as a field. Some cool features but I would rather see the 7000 cool stuff
I have to agree with you. Maybe there is something we are missing. It will be interesting to see what the mounting bracket looks like.
Tom
according to gigaparts this has an eta of january 2013
Thanks for the update.
Tom
What? No color??? Didn’t Icom learn that people like color displays with the IC-9100 (I own one)? I also own an IC-7000 (mobile) and have been waiting for a 7000 with D-STAR. This big bulky thing with a shape that makes mounting a nightmare IS A HUGE STEP BACKWARDS! What were they thinking? Looks to me they were NOT THINKING. All they needed to do is make the 7000 with D-STAR, FM noise blanker (added), USB control/audio for the RS-BA1 software, and an option for scan hold until the SQ closes. !
My post had nothing to do with SPAM. Just because I have critical feedback doesn’t qualify my post as spam. It is called free speach, and I do it to help Icom make a better product. No need to be corporate defenders. I like Icom, and own 5 high dollar radios at the moment.
Thank you for the info. I can think of one reason why I might want this in my house and sell my IC-9100…It looks like I could scan all bands at the same time, including both D-STAR bands. The 9100 can’t do that.
Weird… if it is touch screen, why have buttons? Give me one or the other, not both. And the 70’s alarm clock look turns me off, even though it is probably a great transceiver. I think right now, the only ham company out there that “gets” it is Flex Radio, but what do I know… 😉 Either way, I still want one of the 7100’s when they come out, but not sure that thing will look right in a car.
Bordello shack :-) 73.
why icom made the sreen mono colour ? should be second version with full colour and scope mode !
come on get on with it….