[50mhz] Icom 756PRO on 6 meters

Gary Mitchelson - N3JPU n3jpu at speakeasy.net
Thu Mar 3 16:47:57 EST 2005


Well I always run my 756PRO with the Pre-amp on when on 6M, usually Pre-amp
2. I also have a LNA Technology CA50T pre-amp and I either use the internal
pre-amp off, or Pre-amp 1 at the max.

I had the 756 before this and they hear the weak signals about the same.

BTW, made my first 6M EME contact a couple of weeks ago with JA1RJU and I
did it without the CA50T pre-amp, using a 5 over 5 stack with no elevation
control. I also have WAS, VUCC (400+) and 80 countries confirmed using the
756 and 756PRO without a external pre-amp or amplifier. So I think it does
pretty good.

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
http://www.mitchelson.org/ 

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Subject: [50mhz] Icom 756PRO on 6 meters


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.



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