[ICOM] New Pro III - Hold On Guys!

[George, W5YR]

I don't think so, Mike. If one has had a few hours operating the digital
rigs I believe that the comparison will be clear.

I have my vintage mint 765 sitting on the desk next to my PRO2 and 746PRO.
The 765 has only one advantage over either PRO that I can find: better QSK.
The filters are much worse both in shape factor and infinite rejection. The
passband ripple is especially poor compared to the DSP filters. I have
installed the best Icom 500 and 250 Hz filters.

I have made filter comparisons, etc. with the Jupiter and, again, no sale.
The PROs are far better radios as they should be considering the price
differential.

Bottom line: I operated with the 765 from 1990 until about 1998 or so when I
got my first PRO. For my CW operations and occasional PSK31 and very
occasional SSB, there is no comparison - the PROs have it.

The 765 is a great radio with a great front end, etc. I have kept it over
the years despite some tempting offers to buy. I imagine that it will show
up in my estate sale. But, it is no PRO . . . and even as a non-DSP radio it
is far ahead of the Jupiter in every respect.

With regard to Dave's note, I and others have found the PRO2 to be markedly
better in several areas than the PRO. I used both, side by side, for about a
year. The differences are slight in some areas and major in others. With the
PRO, I could not operate when my neighboring contest station a mile away
fired up. With the PRO2 I can operate within a few kHz of his 1500+ watt
signal.

Incidentally, the 746PRO is 95% of the PRO2's performance and possibly a
little better in some areas. The DSP filters have a slightly better shape
factor and better ultimate rejection.

73, George W5YR
Fairview, TX
w5yr at att.net
http://www.w5yr.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Icom 765" <icom765 at hotmail.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] New Pro III - Hold On Guys!


> I have to agree with your logic Dave.  Mine is a little different.  I
cannot
> see any reason to upgrade from my IC 765.  Not to throw gas on the fire,
> but, pick a contest day ... anyone here in the US.  Put a 765 on the table
> with say any of the newer Icoms (I don't want to pick on any particular
> one).  Add a TenTec Jupiter ... then decide which one you think is better.
> Could be a VERY hard choice depending what your operating style is and
what
> you like.
>
> 73, Mike
>
>
> >From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e at comcast.net>
> >Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> >To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> >Subject: Re: [ICOM] New Pro III - Hold On Guys!
> >Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:05:01 -0400
> >
> >But I am not sure how I lose a ton of money, and how Icom will make more
> >money.
> >My Pro works great, and I see no reason to trade up.
> >If there was a circuit which caused my Pro to self-destruct  when the Pro
2
> >came out, well...that would then be a money making scheme (to say the
> >least!!)
> >...Dave
>
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