[ICOM] Dreaming of the Perfect '706

[Felton Mitchell]

- the dsp that is in the 756pro2
- menus available without having to turn the rig
   off and on and scrolling menu descriptions
   like ts-480
- ability to adjust data in-out levels on
   acc plug like ts-480
- built in antenna tuner (that also covers 6m)
   again, like ts-480

i just found my original receipt for my first
706, $1,249 with no accessories!!!

and kenwood has really uped the ante with the
ts-480 rigs... a friend bought the ts-480sat
at dayton for $899 ... the dsp is much better
than the 706 dsp... somewhere between the 706
and the 756pro(2)... of course, to finish the
ts-480 with filters, tcxo, and voice costs
another ~$350 or so... 

icom has really kept the 706 "fresh" over the
past several years but it is beginning to get
a little dated...

mitch, w4oa


-----Original Message-----
From: David J. Ring, Jr. [mailto:n1ea at arrl.net] 
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 6:04 PM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: [ICOM] Dreaming of the Perfect '706


If ICOM were to contact this reflector and ask what improvements would be
most desired in the ICOM IC-706 transceiver, what would you request?

To many it is a near perfect small package transceiver, something that I do
not doubt, but like all "near perfect" things, it is frustrating that the
"one" additional feature wasn't added which would make it "perfect".

How would you make the '706 perfect?

73

David Ring, N1EA



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