[Icom] 746 vs. 746Pro

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:42:44 -0800 (PST)

The 756PROII has a built in voice keyer, whereas the
746pro does not.

73s John NE0P

--- Adam Farson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> There is simply no comparison between the 746 and
> the 746Pro. The 746Pro is
> an "IC-756Pro II Junior", whilst the IC-746 is a
> reasonably good analogue
> radio.
> 
> Here are 6 major differences between the IC-756Pro
> II and the IC-746Pro
> (IC-7400).
> 
> 1. The IC-756Pro/Pro II has a real-time Spectrum
> Scope module (actually a
> mini-spectrum analyser with 1 kHz RBW @ -6dB) which
> is completely
> independent of the main receiver. The IC-746Pro
> "borrows" the main receiver
> to perform a band sweep
> for the spectrum-scope display (non-real-time). The
> receiver is muted during
> the sweep.
> 
> 2. The IC-756Pro/Pro II has two independent physical
> 1st local oscillators
> (synthesisers), allowing Dual Watch operation
> (simultaneous reception on two
> frequencies in the same band and mode). The
> IC-746Pro lacks this capability.
> 
> 3. The IC-756Pro II has a stronger RF front end than
> the IC-746Pro or the
> IC-756Pro.
> 
> 4. The IC-756Pro and Pro II use the ADI SHARC DSP;
> the IC-746Pro employs the
> TI
> DSP. The DSP performance in the two radios is
> similar, although the 746Pro's
> ADC's are a little noisier.
> 
> 5. The IC-746Pro has 2m capability; the
> IC-756Pro/Pro II do not.
> 
> 6. The IC-746Pro has a monochrome dot-matrix type
> LCD display,
> whilst the IC-756Pro and Pro II have a full-colour
> TFT display.
> 
> Some reviewers have stated that the 756Pro2 has
> somewhat better receiver
> "numbers" than the 746Pro. Here is a link to a
> discussion of this:
> 
>
http://www.archi.is.tohoku.ac.jp/~ooba/ja7ude/ic7400.htm
> 
> Here is a good user review of the IC-746Pro by Matt
> KK5DR:
> 
> http://www.qsl.net/kk5dr/746Pro.htm
> 
> So, if AES will give you a half-decent trade-in, I
> would encourage you to go
> for it! They are offering an excellent deal.
> 
> Best 73,
> Adam, VA7OJ/AB4OJ
> North Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.qsl.net/ab4oj/
> Icom FAQ site:
> http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of J. Benedict
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:30
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Icom] 746 vs. 746Pro
> 
> 
> Group:
> 
> Received a mail from AES this morning and they have
> a bunch of Icom
> stuff on special.  I'll copy the list to the end of
> this message for
> all to see.
> 
> They have the 746 Pro on sale for 1449.99 with a
> PS-125 thrown in the
> deal.  I currently have a 746 with as many filters
> in it as I have
> found useful and am wondering if anyone out there
> could make an
> informed comment vis-a-vis 746 vs. 746Pro.  I know
> there are some
> features like an RTTY decoder that might be neat but
> not neat enough
> to take the loss selling the 746 and buying the 746
> Pro.
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> AES Prices to follow.
> 
> Jeff KB7AIL
> ---------------
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> -------------------
> 
> --
> Jeffrey E. Benedict                    
> [email protected]
> 
>
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