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

[Ray, W2EC]

Thanks,

Yes, I have the MkII so know how that works and from the manual it
appears the 746Pro works like the 706MkII. I just wanted confirmation
that the 756Pro did indeed work "correctly" or at least "usefully".

Thanks & 73, Ray  W2EC


matt wrote:
> 
> 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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> >
> 
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