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

Sun, 14 Jul 2002 21:21:04 -0400

ray... 756 pro and p2 spectrum..  fabulous...  mk2g and 746 spectrum
worthless..  73  paul w8jn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray, W2EC" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Questions on 706MkII vs 746Pro vs 756ProII


> 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" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > 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" <[email protected]>
> > > To: "List-Icom" <[email protected]>
> > > 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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