Many people have told me that since it doesn't have dual watch feature it won't be a good DX chaser.
Now it's like a whole new radio with additional features easily accessed. The firmware was several upgrades behind so I brought it up to the current version 2.1. I operate CW most of the time but have found it to be a very nice rig on the phone band also. I bought a nice used 7700 from a fellow who told me everything about it's service record and the upgrades that have been done. I owned the IC-781 in the past and have always missed that large radio with knobs and buttons for the common items you adjust during a qso.
I have been wanting one for about 5 years now. Ottimo audio dall'altoparlante interno, ottimo pilotaggio di cuffie anche ad alta impedenza. Estremamente intuitivo nell'uso e nelle impostazioni. Ottimo ricevitore, ottima la sensibilità e la selettività, NB e NR estremamante efficaci, molto di più degli altri apparati che avevo avuto, anche dell'FTdx5000MP che è comunque un ottima radio. Non avevo mai usato apparati HF della ICOM ma devo proprio affermare che non ci sono paragoni. Due mesi fa ho acquistato uno splendido ICOM IC-7700, usato ma controllato e revisionato completamente dal rivenditore e con garanzia di un anno. In passato ho posseduto TS-850, poi Ft-1000MP, poi Ft-2000 e per ultimo FTdx5000MP. Excellent sound from the internal speaker, excellent control of headphones even at high impedance. Excellent receiver, excellent sensitivity and selectivity, NB and NR extremely effective, much more than the other devices I had, even the FTd5000MP which is still an excellent radio. I had never used ICF HF devices but I have to say that there are no comparisons. Two months ago I bought a beautiful ICOM IC-7700, used but checked and revised completely by the retailer and with a one-year warranty. In the past I owned TS-850, then Ft-1000MP, then Ft-2000 and lastly FTdx5000MP. Works fine now after an expensive repair. I bought my 7700 used and within a couple of months had to send it in for service as the front end blew out for unknown reasons. I can easily A/B both receivers with the flip of a switch, and anyone listening with me agrees with my assessment that the 765 has a better S/N ratio. I am an avid DXer and listen for weak signals, and the 765 receiver wins every time. The 7700 features are superb with 200w available and built-in RTTY decoding and PSK 31, waterfall display and mouse click fqy change. The twin band pass tuning works well like all recent Icoms. The noise blanker on the 7700 is marginal at best. The 7700 is noisier and requires a lot more input from me to adjust out the noise or interference and still can't match the performance of the old 765. HAVE A 2.4 khZ filter for SSB and a 500 cycle filter for CW and except for a little more versatility on the 7700, it can't be beat. The 765 is quiet, easily adjusted for any noise or interference on the band, and works EVERY time with minimal adjustment. I compare every receiver I own to it and found that the 7700 comes up short. The 765 is the keeper and I have had it for over 15 yrs. They were all good but not great except the IC 765.
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I had many Icoms in my shack, the 756 Pro III, IC 765, IC 7600, and now the 7700.