[50mhz] Icom 756PRO on 6 meters

[KC2FTN in FN24]

6-meters is ALWAYS open...I work FN23 from FN24 daily!  ;)
Sorry, I couldn't resist.


                        Mike



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>From: "Eugene Rippen" <soundval at foothill.net>
>To: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>, 
><icom at mailman.qth.net>,<50mhz at mailman.qth.net>, 
><6meter at yahoogroups.com>,Joe - WDØM <WD0M at centurytel.net>
>Subject: Re: [50mhz] Icom 756PRO on 6 meters
>Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:20:37 -0800
>
>Possibly, trying to use a 50 band vertical has something to do with this 
>problem of not hearing those 6M signals?
>
>Gene
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe - WDØM" <WD0M at centurytel.net>
>To: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>; <icom at mailman.qth.net>; 
><50mhz at mailman.qth.net>; <6meter at yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:28 AM
>Subject: Re: [50mhz] Icom 756PRO on 6 meters
>
>
>>I worked all states in 30 days on 6 meters using the 756Pro.  I have 
>>several thousand QSOs in the log on 6M.  Deaf?  Horsefeathers......
>>
>>73,
>>Joe
>>WDØM
>>
>>
>>At 09:39 AM 3/3/2005, John Geiger wrote:
>>>I was speaking with someone recently about different
>>>radios, and the topic of the 756PRO series came up.  I
>>>have had an Icom 756 and loved it, and was thinking of
>>>getting a PRO in the not so distant future.  Anyway,
>>>he mentioned that the original 756PRO model is deaf as
>>>a stone on 6 meters?  Is this really true?  The QST
>>>product review numbers do make it look like it doesn't
>>>hear as well as the original 756 when the preamp is
>>>off.
>>>
>>>73s John NE0P
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>=====
>>>John Geiger
>>>Associate Professor of Psychology, Cameron University
>>>
>>>Ham Call NE0P, active 160m-70cm
>>>
>>>Radios: Kenwood TS2000 (HF/6/2/70cm), Kenwood TS60 (6M base adn mobile 
>>>work), Icom W32A (2m, 70cm)
>>>
>>>Antennas: 2 element Mini Quad, Cushcraft A14810S, Cushcraft 719B Homebrew 
>>>G5RV
>>>
>>>3 VUCCs on 50mhz: from EN41, EN51, EM04, #1014, #1015, #1290
>>>2 meter VUCC #615
>>>Satellite VUCC #129
>>>County Hunters award (500): #3301, all 6 meters
>>>
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