30-09-2023, 08:39 PM
Over the years I've gradually throttled back my AR activities. I'm still an avid 6m op but on other bands I'm not really interested in chasing awards or playing contests etc.....did that years ago!
I made an odd (for me) decision to consider updating my venerable 590S for one of Yaesu's latest offerings. Hence the FT710 is now currently residing in my shack. Purchased around 6 months ago.
It's a neat little rig and has lots of bells and whistles and one of the reasons I bought it was to see what the screen/waterfall/etc was all about. In over 40 years I've never had a rig with a touch or any screen hence the purchase to see what's what!
Well I have to say I still prefer the buttons/knobs rather than touch screen menus...I find the old school stuff easier to change than going through on-screen menus (sometimes embedded 2 or 3 deep!).
In terms of rx performance I can't find any outstanding improvement of the 710 over the 590.
I hardly use voice any more so I can't comment there but do know that in the past I always had good rpts from the Kenwood.
I've probably talked myself into keeping the TS590 so I guess I'll have the 710 up for sale shortly!
Cheers VK6OX
I made an odd (for me) decision to consider updating my venerable 590S for one of Yaesu's latest offerings. Hence the FT710 is now currently residing in my shack. Purchased around 6 months ago.
It's a neat little rig and has lots of bells and whistles and one of the reasons I bought it was to see what the screen/waterfall/etc was all about. In over 40 years I've never had a rig with a touch or any screen hence the purchase to see what's what!
Well I have to say I still prefer the buttons/knobs rather than touch screen menus...I find the old school stuff easier to change than going through on-screen menus (sometimes embedded 2 or 3 deep!).
In terms of rx performance I can't find any outstanding improvement of the 710 over the 590.
I hardly use voice any more so I can't comment there but do know that in the past I always had good rpts from the Kenwood.
I've probably talked myself into keeping the TS590 so I guess I'll have the 710 up for sale shortly!
Cheers VK6OX
Andy VK6OX