[Icom] 756 II Pro questions

Wed May 5 17:46:56 EDT 2004

Hi Mike,

Several friends of mine, and I, have had IC-756Pro II's in our stations for
2 to 3 years, without any problems whatsoever.

The IC-756Pro II Monitor is a sophisticated DSP-IF receiver. Here is a
description of it:

http://www.qsl.net/ab4oj/icom/ic756pro_notes.html#mon

I believe that the SWR foldback starts to reduce power at VSWR > 1.5:1. I
never experience this, as my ProII always drives a Yaesu Quadra amplifier
which has a flat input circuit. The Pro II autotuner will match loads up to
VSWR = 3:1 or slightly better; if load VSWR > 1.5:1, simply activate the
autotuner, but do not cascade it with an external tuner.

Neither my friends nor I have experienced any display problems with the Pro
II, or its predecessor, the IC-756Pro. Please check out my User Review:

http://www.qsl.net/ab4oj/icom/ic756pro_notes.html

Hope this will help you make a decision in favour of the Pro II. I feel that
it is without doubt the best HF transceiver I have ever owned.

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 Mike Brown
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 07:45
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Icom] 756 II Pro questions

With Dayton not being too far away, and at a rare time when I
should have the money to spend, I have been thinking about
buying a new 756 Pro II. I'd like to know if there are any
reliability issues with it, since I have heard about some with
the 746 Pro. Also, does the "monitor" feature work like it
should? I had a 746 (original model) and the monitor feature in
it was basically useless. Also, one thing that really turned me
off with the 746 was the SWR foldback was extreme. At 1.5:1, it
would cut back to 50 watts out. Does the display have any
problems?

Thanks in advance...

Mike - K9MI    [email protected]    for direct replies.