[Icom] IC756ProII vs FT-1000MP/MkV/Field - Apples and Oranges

[Tony Hwang]

Hi, Andy
Hardware is part of the story. Person's seasoned experience is more
important than the radio and antenna. If you don't know how to use them
effectively and/or how to break thru pile-ups, what's the use having
super duper hardware costing lots of doughs?
Only thing good tools do is mainge the work easier, that's it. It's same
on any other field. 
73,
Tony, VE6CGX  
Andy Wallace wrote:
> 
> Yet another spin on this question :-)  I have a friend here in
> Dallas--N5JR--who, I just learned from a DX bulletin, is #53 in the world on
> different country contacts on all bands from 10 to 160. Joel now uses a 756
> Pro and, prior to that, used a Kenwood 940. Joel lurks here and probably
> will be irritated with me for bringing him into this discussion, but I think
> that is an extraordinary achievement from the middle of the US (Texas). I
> think that "technique"--possibly with an assist from sufficient airborne
> aluminum :-)-- is overwhelmingly the most important factor in DX success and
> Joel seems to think the 756 Pro is up to the challenge.
> 
> Andy   K5VM
> 
> > The end result is that the real world specs of receivers (not the one that
> > has a spin on it from the manufactures or one that is in a money trail)
> will
> > show conclusively that that the IC756ProII just can not measure up to many
> > other receiver's front end performance. It is a trade off for the pricey
> > scope. There are also numerous reports of serious purchases of this rig
> > resulting in disappointed users who have returned them due to poorer
> receive
> > performance in strong signal areas .... they of course had to over look
> the
> > obvious beauty of this rig, and its great display and scope.
> >
> > When comparing radios, it is important the comparer know both rigs very
> > well, and have all the controls and especially the menu system, set up for
> > good performance and of comparable situations. All rigs have strength and
> > weaknesses. Isn't that why we love mods for our rigs?
> 
> > As some have already said on this topic, the IC756ProII is a great general
> > use rig, and not a bad second rig, though very expensive in order to have
> > that scope that we all get quickly addicted to. Icom it self has slammed
> the
> > previous version of this rig by comparing all the improvements in the
> ProII
> > to the previous plain Pro.
> >
> > Until Dsp filters at the higher i.f. frequency improve considerably,
> > comparing these two rigs is like comparing apples and oranges. Yes both
> are
> > round, have cores and can be pealed, but a orange pie is no substitute for
> a
> > apple pie. However, you will continue to find orange pie ravers because
> they
> > must support their belief system ....... Well, we all have different
> tastes
> > don't we? Hi Hi
> >
> > 73 from Bill - WD8ARZ
> 
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