[Icom] Questions on 706MkII vs 746Pro vs 756ProII

[matt]

i have a pro2 and mk2g...  they really are apples and oranges..  the mk2g is
the proverbial "one size fits all"  it has  its advantages...  all bands all
modes in a glove box sized rig..  if you are a dx chaser or contester the
mk2g is not the rig...  the spectrum sweep really is kind of useless...
almost a "marketing tool"   by the time it sweeps and stops and you tune..
its gone.. with  the pro and pro2..  you always see everything all the time
while you are listening an amazing tool........  73  paul w8jn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Questions on 706MkII vs 746Pro vs 756ProII


> I have a 756PROII and the spectrum scope does function while you are
> transmitting and/or receiving.  And very well.
>
> On Icom's dual watch: Both frequencies you are listening to must be on the
> same band/mode.  There is a balance control that selects which frequency
(or
> both) you are listening to.  There also is a 'change' button that toggles
> the transmit frequency.  With the dual watch the audio from both receivers
> come out of both headphones - there is no way to seperate them.  I
normally
> run my balance control at the 3 o'clock position.  In this position the TX
> (primary) frequency is slightly louder that the secondary frequency, and
> when the 'change' button is operated the louder signal follows over to the
> TX frequency.
>
> In my opinion this is the one short coming of Icom's dual watch.  I prefer
> to have one receiver in one ear and the other receiver in the other ear to
> tell which I am listening to.  I have used FT-1000MP's on DXpeditions and
> that feature is great but I just never could get used to the rest of the
> shortages on the MP.  So I kept my IC-765 and use that for my second
> receiver.  I have a switching system (SO2R) for use with my 765 and 761 so
> it was no big deal to just plug the PROII in.  And after 2 months of use
the
> PROII has finally taken over as my no. 1 radio.  Hard to beat the triple
> band stacking registers and the spectrum scope.
>
> An observation: during split operation on either the 761 or 765 I would
> occassionally wind up transmitting on the wrong VFO.  I have never
> transmitted on the wrong VFO on the PROII.  And I credit Icoms dual watch
> implementation for this.
>
> de Paul, W8AEF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray, W2EC" <w2ec@attglobal.net>
> To: "List-Icom" <Icom@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 6:51 PM
> Subject: [Icom] Questions on 706MkII vs 746Pro vs 756ProII
>
>
> > First question - Bandscope vs Spectrum scope:
> >
> > Second question - Dualwatch:
> >
> > I take it that Dualwatch is only available on the 756ProII and nothing
> > similar is on the 746Pro?
>
> > Does the
> > balance remain the same between foreground and background signals
> > regardless of which frequency I swap back and forth?
>
>
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