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

[Steve Jones]

What a crock...some of you guys need to improve your antennas and learn how
to use your radios. Sorry but the Pro II receiver is as good as any out
there...period end of story...of coarse that is if you know how to use
it.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] IC756ProII vs FT-1000MP/MkV/Field - Apples and Oranges


> 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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