[Icom] 756proII General operation and Bandscope

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:20:15 -0400

I have a 756 Pro but I believe they are essentially the same in most
respects.  Yes, I do find the bandscope very useful.  It's great to get
quick sense of the band and whether there is much activity.  It is great
when looking for holes to wedge in a signal or finding a spot to move
when the QRM has moved in or, in the case of 40 meter SSB at night, when
the foreign broadcasters open up on a formerly clear frequency.  No more
tuning around and then coming back to frequency.  I can look and know
just where to move.  Also noteworthy is the ability to replace the
bandscope display with a digital panel showing most rig parameters in
digital dials.  Its quite nice to be able to see the S meter, the power
output, the ALC the compression level, etc., all at once.

Bruce - W8FU

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Tom Crawford
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 3:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Icom] 756proII General operation and Bandscope

Hello to the list,

I don't want to start a war here but...... :)
The 756 ProII and the TS-2000 are on my short list for a new state of
the
art rig.

The TS-2000 sure seems to offer a lot of capability for the money but
the
controls seem cramped.
I really like the idea of the ICOM's band scope and my general
impression is
that the ICOM control panel is less crowded.  (I've never had a hands on
opportunity with either instrument.)

I am questioning whether or not I'll be able to discern a performance
difference between these two instruments.  But I've witnessed a lot of
experience on this list so, any opinions are appreciated.

Specifically - DOES the bandscope really work as claimed and do you
really
find it useful?

thanks in advance,
tom
W3TMC
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