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

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 19:30:50 -0500

How well does the discone work on the ham bands?

Julio, W4HY
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] IC-746PRO vs IC-756PRO

> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >         William J. Diamond (Bill)
> >         Rogers, Arkansas USA
> >         [email protected]
> >
> >         Ham Radio Operator WROT
> >       Flying The Flag Long Before
> >             It Was Popular
> >    Please Visit My New Icom Radio Page
> >
> >  http://pages.sbcglobal.net/wjdiamond/index.html
> >
> > -----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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