I think so too. What I really like about it is it has all the controls on the front panel, and yet, it doesn't feel crowded. It's a nice break from today's radios, which are either menu-heavy or covered in knobs and buttons. The 736 got the balance just right.
@@W6EL Thosewere the goold old HF Radios from the 1990's - 2000. Simple to operate, rugged built and still relatively easy to self repair if it came to this Point. What I did not like with the IC-736 was internal PSU.
@@DK5ONV I had to fix my internal PSU, but it seems good now. I’m pretty sure that the rig could be run from 12V if so desired - even the 28V PA. The same transistors are used in many 12V rigs. Might have lower output power or need a different bias point, but I strongly suspect it would work out ok.
Loved my IC-736...what a fantastic Radio it was in the late 1990's. And today still is...
I think so too. What I really like about it is it has all the controls on the front panel, and yet, it doesn't feel crowded. It's a nice break from today's radios, which are either menu-heavy or covered in knobs and buttons. The 736 got the balance just right.
@@W6EL Thosewere the goold old HF Radios from the 1990's - 2000. Simple to operate, rugged built and still relatively easy to self repair if it came to this Point.
What I did not like with the IC-736 was internal PSU.
@@DK5ONV I had to fix my internal PSU, but it seems good now. I’m pretty sure that the rig could be run from 12V if so desired - even the 28V PA. The same transistors are used in many 12V rigs. Might have lower output power or need a different bias point, but I strongly suspect it would work out ok.
hi-q antenna. amazing thing tbh
You should see his QRZ page. Mobile 700 watt 160 meter setup!