[ICOM] WTB: 706 box or packing materials

[John Geiger]

Hi Mark,

Yes it does have the DSP installed.  It will be my 2
meter/70cm rig, plus a mobile 6 meter radio, and used
as a secondary 6 meter receiver, as the Icom 756 is my
main HF/6 meter rig.  I did hook it up and use it a
little during the 10 meter contest.

The DSP is ok.  Not as good as the DSP in the 756 or
746, and not as good is in the FT100D.  But the notch
function does seem better than the notch in the 100D.

The receiver seems almost too sensitive for base use. 
I had to turn off the preamp or I got alot of
background noise.  This makes sense since it is mainly
intended for mobile operation with compromised
antennas.  The QST review shows that the MDS with the
preamp off is still better than the MDS on the FT1000
MKV with the preamp on!

Overall, I like it so far.  Have had it only 5 days or
so, so really can't do any evaluations on it yet. 
Haven't used it mobile yet either.  The receiver does
seem better than the 706 original it replaced.  I do
like the fact that you can send CW with the mic
buttons, and it works good.  You are supposed to be
able to do that with the 817/897/857 also, but it is
next to impossible to get it right.

73s John NE0P

--- Mark - AA6DX <AA6DX at ARRL.NET> wrote:

> So John ... does yours have DSP?  Tell us what you
> think of it!   Having had 
> mine for almost 2 years, I like it, but took it out
> of the mobile some time 
> back, and have been contesting and operating it as
> my "base" radio for the 
> last couple of months.  I want to learn to use all
> its tricks ... quite a 
> task, even when you have the little folded plastic
> cheat sheet in front of 
> you!   Way too complicated for me to `spearmint with
> while in the noisy Ford 
> Exploder.  The DSP sure does help a bunch with my
> infernal line noise in my 
> almost-downtown location!
> 73 --- Mark    AA6DX
> 
> >I picked up a 706MKIIG friday in a trade with a
> friend
> > here locally.  >
> > 73s John NE0P
> 
> 
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