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[IC-7000] RE: IC-7000 and it's VHF/UHF

Mark Krotz All Messages By This Member #35137 开云体育 Many conceptions that the 7000 has "poor sensitivity" is because the S-meter is calibrated more realistically, compared to may other radios on the market, who's S-meters give extremely liberal S-meter readings. You can't base your perceptions of how well the radio receives solely on the S-meter readings. Mark On 12/25/2013 12:47 PM, linyc@... wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Steve..., You can check out the links below and see how it is a known issue that the radio has poor sensitivity on 2m/440 You can also do a search on Google about it. It's not a dramatic difference from other radio's, but it is big enough to notice. Try to find a very weak signal on simplex, then switch to another 2m/440 rig. You will then see the big difference. It's the difference between hearing and understanding a very weak station, to hearing nothing on the IC-7000. Compare the radio in real life terms. One will not see the big difference on local repeaters. N2GYN John
Bill Boyer All Messages By This Member #35143 开云体育 Exactly. I've had 599 QSOs on phone where there was no s-meter reading -- just a quiet band and steady conditions.? The only way to judge them is on the bench, with calibrated equipment.? ?? ? ? ? This message was delivered by flying monkeys! toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Dec 25, 2013, at 13:51, Mark Krotz <mkrotz@...> wrote: ? Many conceptions that the 7000 has "poor sensitivity" is because the S-meter is calibrated more realistically, compared to may other radios on the market, who's S-meters give extremely liberal S-meter readings. You can't base your perceptions of how well the radio receives solely on the S-meter readings. Mark On 12/25/2013 12:47 PM, linyc@... wrote: Steve..., You can check out the links below and see how it is a known issue that the radio has poor sensitivity on 2m/440 You can also do a search on Google about it. It's not a dramatic difference from other radio's, but it is big enough to notice. Try to find a very weak signal on simplex, then switch to another 2m/440 rig. You will then see the big difference. It's the difference between hearing and understanding a very weak station, to hearing nothing on the IC-7000. Compare the radio in real life terms. One will not see the big difference on local repeaters. N2GYN John
Dave Schmidt #35144 I really have not noticed a lack of sensitivity on VHF or UHF. Most repeaters are way the fook out there to begin with in my area and I have mostly used SSB on VHF and FM UHF for my repeater. ( I could run it at RF power level 0 into a dummy load and still be full quieting ) VHF SSB sensitivity is good, then again, I have nothing to compare it to. I tend to leave my FM comms to some old Motorola Radius M120s and GM300's - the big M ALWAYS has designed nice receivers with awesome sensitivity. toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Mark Krotz <mkrotz@...> wrote: ? Many conceptions that the 7000 has "poor sensitivity" is because the S-meter is calibrated more realistically, compared to may other radios on the market, who's S-meters give extremely liberal S-meter readings. You can't base your perceptions of how well the radio receives solely on the S-meter readings. Mark On 12/25/2013 12:47 PM, linyc@... wrote: Steve..., You can check out the links below and see how it is a known issue that the radio has poor sensitivity on 2m/440 You can also do a search on Google about it. It's not a dramatic difference from other radio's, but it is big enough to notice. Try to find a very weak signal on simplex, then switch to another 2m/440 rig. You will then see the big difference. It's the difference between hearing and understanding a very weak station, to hearing nothing on the IC-7000. Compare the radio in real life terms. One will not see the big difference on local repeaters. N2GYN John -- ·??`·.?. ,><((((?> ><((((?> ·??`·.?. , . .·??`·.. ><((((?>
n2gyn All Messages By This Member #35140 Forget the S-Meter MAN!!!! What do you take me for??? EARS DUDE!!! This is the replies you get these days! I should have known better. N2GYN

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