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I would guess it is OK on 80m and top band, but at this price it might not be brilliant in adverse conditions.

Receiver wise it is OK, but I mostly use 12m and 10m on HF. I don't use DStar so I cannot comment on that. But I fitted an external mic and I am in business on SSB too. No problem there at all, which makes the SSB performance a bit disappointing.

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It runs full stated power for ages and does not complain - like a meteor scatter contact with Italy lasting 3 hours! I have used it on FSK441, WSPR, JT65, JT9 PSK, JT6. There are in fact two mods here, however I believe that only one of them should be done (the soft one looks best to me) - see here

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And I DO KNOW ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEAK AND AVERAGE POWER.Д®DIT - there is a mod for this which I have not tried, but I know some people who have. But with an external amplified mic and the internal compression turned off I can get good results. There is just no way my 7100 can run the stated peak power on SSB using the internal compression and the supplied mic. Yes, I do have a peak reading power meter. When I tried to raise this issue on the various sites, I got lectures about the difference between peak and mean power on SSB. That allows me to get the power up to the stated outputs, more or less. We are on our own with this one, but it is better just ignored.ДЇor SSB and FM I use an Adonis 508 microphone set to low compression. Also, the local dealer said the same thing and never replied. I complained to Icom about the clicking noise and they said they were looking into it and that they would reply with a solution soon. OK, there are some problems, which are capable of being fixed. The snags I have experienced and my solutions are - low output powers on SSB (needs separate microphone with compressor), 'clicking noise' (not a big thing, I am ignoring it), RF getting back into the control cable (use a short screened ethernet cable CAT6 or higher), deep cut on AGC a problem with QRN (electric fence problem in my case, turn AGC off). (EDIT - by 2018 I have mellowed, and now accept it as a good rig - ) Plus features are many - small size of the control unit, nifty touch screen controls, reasonable price, RF DSP, 4m for Europe, good frequency stability for data modes, USB lead to PC allowing direct audio in/out for data, DStar, coverage up to 70cms. Well, yes, if you know what you are letting yourself in for.

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