[ICOM] New Pro III - Hold On Guys!

[William Lambing]

Hi Adam.....by the way, Bill D and I have been swapping barbs for a long time.  I bought an SM20 and SP21 from him as well as a couple other things.  He is a character to be sure..! Send him a joke once in a while to keep his spirits up..!

RC is doing ... ok .. with some of the contracts they have won lately, I figured their stock would be higher, but the market won't let it.  I had a good 35 years with them.  Worked ham stuff, their Comm Center in Cedar and several Coast Guard programs before going into Field Service with aircraft goodies.  Used to have an S-3 line with 30L-1, but traded it for the 756 Pro.  Not sorry one bit either..!  Used to belong to the CCA, but dropped it with all the inside arguing..!  I see Floyd, W8RO at our Antenna Shootouts in Anderson, Indiana twice a year, but last year he had little to say, since I did not pay my dues to the CCA..!  Oh well..

The Pro is a good radio with great audio, which by the way, sounds better on the Icom SP-21 than the Kenwood SP-23.  I installed some foam in the SP-23, but did little for the audio on the Pro.  

I sold my 740 to a guy in Oklahoma. It was a good radio (had the compressor problem .. relay) but since I always used a hand mic, I had to have the compressor on.  Also had the preamp switch problem, but even with the parts to do the mod (I never did) the preamp was not necessary.

A couple of the posts on this subject really were not good.  I cannot believe the way people trounce other radios.  Almost makes me want to visit them and have a more detailed discussion..!

73 ... stay well up there...love your site by the way...

Bill, W0LPQ