[Icom] 756proII General operation and Bandscope

[Chris BONDE]

I have found the bandscope usefull in noting background noise, other 
stations, a net the might be off freq due to QRM at the NCS QTH.  Plus a 
few other things.

Chris opr VE7HCB  (old IC756P)
At 03:28 PM 2003-04-25 -0400, you wrote:
>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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