[Icom] Extensive 756 Pro II Review

[George, W5YR]

Well, thanks very much, Andy - first for putting me in the same group as
Adam and for the projected dinner. Two reasons for me to be very pleased!

I would greatly enjoy meeting you and the other Icom crew around here, but
most of all I would enjoy meeting Adam! We have emailed for a couple of
years now, but so far have never met in person or worked on the air. 

So, please keep me posted on any upcoming plans.

That $8K is probably right in the ballpark but it is going to be hard for
many of us to buy a seat at that price. Surely the new rig is designed
around military specs and requirements to account for such a wide frequency
range - and price. It will be interesting and instructive to see what
TenTec comes out with then their new Orion is released this summer.

Again, my thanks for the kind words.

72/73/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas         
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe   
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting better!
QRP-L 1373 NETXQRP 6 SOC 262 COG 8 FPQRP 404 TEN-X 11771
Icom IC-756PRO #02121  Kachina #91900556  IC-765 #02437

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awallacejr@charter.net wrote:
> 
> George-
> 
> Thanks for the info. I think I was a little hard on the reviewer because he
> may well have been giving his honest opinions. I still consider you and Adam
> Farson--and a select few others--to be the Icom "guru's". Sandy Sandberg,
> N5NBW, has been in contact with Adam off list and learned that Adam gets to
> Dallas from time to time. Sandy and I (and some other locals) would love to
> take you and Adam out to dinner for a good ICOM "brainpick" next time Adam
> is in Dallas. BTW, rumor has it an $8,000 plus 781 replacement is nearing
> completion and announcement with transceive capability up into the gighertz
> range--the Pro may at last have some competition! :-)
> 
> Andy  K5VM