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		VLM on April 27, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amateur Radio in Play in Aftermath of Nepal Earthq... True, but don't forget SO2R and multi radio contesters, and there do exist $10K tower systems but there also exists radios like the $10K IC-7800 or the merely $8K IC-7700 series. So it is possible to maintain the 1:1 ratio. Its not entirely audiophile. Impressive engineering, cutting edge stuff, for that price. IP3 of +40 dBm? 110 dB dynamic range IF strip with multiple AGC loops? how the...

wglb on April 28, 2015 [–]

I do know a few who have the $10k Ic-7800. They have multiple stacks--often one for each band. The ratio there is still in teh 4:1 range.

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