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

Wed, 1 May 2002 20:00:12 -0400

im just a bit frugal when it comes to money.also im a casual dx er and the
II wouldnt be a big thing to have over the pro.also 1200.00 is quite a bit
of loot.but yes the II is the better rig but not by a whole lot.i sure do
enjoy this icom reflector.today i was working in a customer's house and he
was some sort of bootleger.he had a mint icom ic-728 barely used,mars
capped.I got it for a crisp 100.00 bill and got a bootleger off the air.i
also got for 40.00 more a vectronics 300 watt antenna tuner,an rci 2950 and
a radio shack freq counter.It was a GREAT day.73

tony k2vi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Jones" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Decision time and request for advice (long)


> Ed no disrespect to Tony...But don't buy the Pro...Go for the Pro II...It
is
> the worth extra bucs and I have tried both. Look for a nice used one. I
see
> them from time to time used for 2200.00 to 2400.00 from guys that don't
have
> the patience to know how to use them and they sell them cheap and you can
> buy new from Giga parts for 2735.00 shipped. It is worth the extra.. Just
my
> experienced opinion and yes I mean experienced!!! No offense Tony. 73 and
go
> for it Ed and get the Pro II. Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "anthony costa" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Icom] Decision time and request for advice (long)
>
>
> > ed do yourself a favor and save 1200.00.grab the last 756 pro for
> > 1850.00.you wont notice much if any difference in theese two.there are
> > differences but you wont notice them.so its wastefull to blow the extra
> > 1200.00 just to say you have a proII.i bought my pro in march for
1824.00
> > shipped from aes.im in love with the rig.awsome!with the extra 1200.00
you
> > can get an ameritron al80b amp.or if you dont need an amp get that 3000
> watt
> > ameritron antenna tuner.just my 2 cents ed.good luck and let me know
what
> > you get bud.73
> >
> > tony k2vi
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tony Hwang" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Icom] Decision time and request for advice (long)
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > Whatever you like and are comfortable operating with, no matter what
> > > others say or numbers on piece of paper shows.
> > > 73,
> > > Tony, VE6CGX
> > >
> > > Ed Gaitley wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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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