[Icom] On behalf of Jerry - potential PRO user

[WA9ALS - John]

I received the following questions from Jerry - Even if you can't
compare directly with a 1000MP, I think Jerry would welcome more input
than I can give him about the PROII (or PROI).

So would some of you sophisticated users of the PRO line give Jerry some
feedback to his questions to complement what I could tell him?  THANKS!

Here's Jerry's post - Please reply directly to him at
jpixton@shentel.net -and- to this list if you think your comments are
appropriate for the list.  Be sure to send directly to Jerry though,
because I don't think he's a subscriber to this list.
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Good Morning,

 From what I have gathered from email, you have used both the Yaesu 
FT1000mp and the Icom 756Pro II. I have used the FT1000mp for several
years 
now and really like it. But newer technology seems very attractive. I am

going to buy either an IC756Pro II or FT1000mp Mark V in several months.

Would you provide some user feedback. We both use rtty quite a lot.

Is the spectrum scope useful? Can you pick out a better frequency to
call 
CQ on during a contest, for example? How do you use it during a contest
for 
example? Is the spectrum sweep centered on either vfo or only the main?

I assume the Dual Watch is like the Dual function on the FT1000mp. But
does 
DSP apply to the sub-band? So that unlike the FT1000mp you can get good 
filtering. Also it appears that the single tuning knob tunes both vfos.
Is 
this controlled by the Main/Sub button? And is it convenient? Or do you 
turn the wrong vfo in the heat of battle?

Are the DSP filters adequate? How do they compare to the FT1000mp? I
have 
all available filters in the FT1000mp

Would you buy the Icom IC 756ProII again?

Thanks for any insight