PRESENTER OPINION : First Impressions: IC-7610 vs. Flex 6400

PRESENTER OPINION : First Impressions: IC-7610 vs. Flex 6400

A little over three years ago, I got a pretty good on a Flex 6400. So, although I’ve been an Icom guy since the 1980s, I bought the Flex and sold my IC-7300.

Flex 6400

The Flex is a great radio, but after three years, I got a hankering for a radio with real buttons and knobs. The obvious choice for me was the IC-7610. I’d been thinking of getting one for more than a year now, but got serious about looking for one about three weeks ago.

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CQ Magazine Article on Sherwood Tools

CQ Magazine Article on Sherwood Tools

In the January 2023 issue of CQ Magazine, there is an article I wrote introducing my Sherwood Tools page over at FoxMikeHotel.com. Didn’t make the cover but it is on page 50! It will introduce the reader to these new tools to further utilize Rob Sherwood NC0B’s test suite of bench measurements on over 50 years of radios. I appreciate Rich Moseson (CQ Editor) for wanting to further publicize these online tools that I’ve created with the significant assistance of Rob Sherwood NC0B. He is an international treasure to the amateur radio community!

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