Your probably right Ace, as the R8500 was a bit mediocre.
As for the running hot, probably a yes there as well, seems to be an Icom
characteristic.
My 756pro3 runs hot as hell in receive mode only and chews 3.5 amps of
power.
It's really tedious to have that heat generated in the shack when the temps
here in summer run 105F

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John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa

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John Plimmer wrote:

Wow! impressive. Thanks for that Ace (I forgot to look in "wideband")
Maybe if I tell the tooth fairy I want one she will tell farmer
Christmas?
Or maybe the stockmarket will treble?
Or pigs may fly..................

I wonder if it will run as hot as some of their earlier offerings did.

I've always been somewhat leery of 'wideband' receivers. To me, 'wideband'
equates to 'compromise'.

dxAce
Michigan
USA