[Icom] Decision time and request for advice (long)

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 21:29:10 -0400

I, too, have a PROII and a Mark V - I planned to use the Mark V for DX
and contesting with the PROII as the second rig for SO2R and primarily
for 6M and routine ragchewing.  As it has turned out, I now use the
PROII as my primary rig for DX and contesting - my personal choice -
the PROII is a pleasure to use.  I use it with the PW-1 which is
totally transparent.  I have previously used them all:  (775, 756, 756
PRO; 1000, 1000D, 1000MP) and I operate quite a lot.  For chasing weak
DX, the PROII works best for me.  My 2 cents.

73,
Mike, W4UM (ex-K4KUZ) [email protected] or [email protected]
Florida Contest Group   http://www.qsl.net/fcg/
South Florida DX Association   http://www.qsl.net/k4fk/
----- Original Message -----
From: "John L Merrill" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Icom] Decision time and request for advice (long)

> I have a PROII and a MarkV. I find that 80% of the time I use the
PROII.
> It's just easier to use and the band scope is addictive. Probably
the Mark V
> is better for the hard core contester and on paper has better
receiver
> specs. But for general use the PROII has it beat.
>
> John N1JM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Ed Gaitley
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 2:49 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Icom] Decision time and request for advice (long)
>
>
>
> Fellow listers,
>
> I'm getting ready to purchase my very first HF radio and I'm
> looking for some advice.  This is a big decision for me and it
> involves a big chunk of hard-earned cash.
>
> So far, I've narrowed my choice to the either the new 756ProII
> or the the Yaesu FT-1000MP MkV. After spending many hours over
> the past several weekends at the local ham store using, comparing,
> playing with, and listening to both radios, my decision is to
> go with the 756ProII. It wins over the Yaesu hands down. I won't
> get into all the reasons why I
> chose it but I just like the ProII all around. It seems to be
> an evolution in HF radio design. Sure, it doesn't put out 200
> watts or have a 75watt Class A transmitter like the FT-1000MP
> MkV does but I can live with that. I live in an apartment and
> also very near some power lines so I want the most modern and
> best DSP and noise management capabilities that I can get.
>
> For Icom owners in general and any 756Pro or ProII users
specifically,
> have you had any serious quality problems with your radios? If
> so, how has the Icom service been? Are you still glad you bought
> the radio?  Any concerns, problems or issues I should be aware
> of? I haven't found any seriously negative press on this radio
> so far so that's good news to me. Of course it's still fairly
> new radio too.
>
> I plan to go buy the radio this weekend but it will be a few
> weeks until I'm on the air because I have to get an antenna mast
> holder made for my apartment balcony. I plan on using a *ham
> stick" dipole on a telescoping mast. The antenna has to be put
> up before each use taken down when I'm not on the air to avoid
> the wrath of the apartment manager (my lease says absolutely
> no antennas of any kind so I have to operate in stealth mode
> - when I put up a DirecTV dish, I got an eviction notice - yes
> I know I should move but that can't happen until next year).
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments or help.
>
> 73,
>
> Ed, N6EG
>
>
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