[Icom] IC-746PRO vs IC-756PRO

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:58:15 -0600

Hi Bill-

What are you using for an antenna on the PCR 1000---a discone? I am and it
seems to work pretty well.

Andy  K5VM

----- Original Message -----
From: "wjdiamond" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Icom] IC-746PRO vs IC-756PRO

> Hi Gang,
>
> I have the whole 746 and 756 series and they all look fine to me. Now the
> disclaimer, I was so used to looking at Collins and twisting the dials to
> stay on freq. maybe my old eyes have not adjusted to the digital world.
>
> The kidding aside, I have my PCR 1000 up and running on the Icom software
> and this rig amazes me. Sure wish I had something like it 20 years ago..
> The other communication receivers are just sitting now.
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of John Geiger
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:35 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Icom] IC-746PRO vs IC-756PRO
>
>
> Has anyone noticed the screen line problem on the
> 756PRO yet?  Or did they fix this?  Also, has it ever
> appeared on the 746AMATEUR?  I think that was a
> different colored screen
>
> 73s John NE0P
>
>
> --- [email protected] wrote:
> > And the LCD scope eventually has horizontal lines
> > running acoss the screen
> > until it becomes unreadable and Icom won't
> > acknowledge that it is a factory
> > defective scope from the get-go !!  On top of that,
> > you can't find a
> > replacement screen !!
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