RE [Icom] FCC email addr re Powerline problem

Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:16:21 -0700

Thanks - good info

73 de Jim [email protected]

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Timothy-Allen Albertson-KG6IRH
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 6:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE [Icom] FCC email addr re Powerline problem

Regarding the PG&E QRM, why don't you email Riley Hollingsworth of the FCC.
He has taken power utilities to task before and, as I recall, regulatory
enforcement of this nature is not affected by the Bankruptcy filing.

His email addy is [email protected]

73 de tim kg6irh.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Shaw" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:01 PM
Subject: RE: [Icom] Icom 756 Pro versus Icom 746 Pro

> Michael
> I just acquired a 756ProII.  After only three weeks, I find myself very
> dependent on the scope.  It really helps me find stations up/dn frequency
> that I would have missed by just 'tuning across the band'.  Especially
like
> the fact you can 'hold' the scope display and then tune to a station that
> 'spiked up' and now is temporarily not transmitting.  Should be real
helpful
> in contests, pileups, etc.
>
> Don't know how well the 746PRO noise reducer works, but I really depend on
> the 'noise reduction' feature in the 756PROII.  First time I've had a rig
> where this truly works well.  Got a big power line in the neighborhood and
> the local utility (PG&E) is in bankruptcy so they are unresponsive to
calls
> asking them to clean up the noise.
>
> Since I upgraded from a 15 year old IC-751A, I have found many, many other
> features to be 'top of the line' compared to the 751A.  But the above two
> are real big deals to me that I didn't have in the 751A.
>
> 73 de Jim [email protected]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Michael Morgan
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 12:18 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Icom] Icom 756 Pro versus Icom 746 Pro
>
>
> I was about to order me a new rig.  I was trying to decide what to get
> and I pretty much narrowed it down to the two above.  I noticed there is
> still several dealers advertising the 756 Pro.  Since the advertised
> price of them and for the 746 Pro is about the same which one do you
> think I would be better off with.  The ability to do 2 meters is no be
> deal with me nor is the ability to have Dual Watch.  I like the fact of
> the 756 have the band scope but I have never had it so I am not stuck on
> that.  I believe the 746 has the different filter shapes where as the
> 756 doesn't.  What is everyone's thoughts.  Has anyone done any side by
> side testing on the two?
>
> 73's
>
> Michael, AA5SH
>
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