[ICOM] proll review from e-ham [he dont know how to use it]

[Ic7800 at aol.com]

    Hi I have an IC756 proII for 2 years now.
I  started off with the 756 and skipped the pro1.
I had the idea that all  the bugs would be out by now. Unfortenately Icom 
produced a radio which is  of bad quality considering the expensive price tag I 
paid for it.
It  was advertised as the best of the best.
Any way if I listen 15 minutes  to the audio my ears start to get tired 
because of the DSP sound.
The  DSP is bad disigned since it produces a sort of high frequency noise of  
about 10Khz or so.
If I use the notch filter and adjust it manual, I  get rid of the noise.
To get rid of the bad audio, Icom introduced 2  bandpass curves. A soft and a 
sharp filter.
The soft filter sounds  better, but makes the filter narrower and I loose 
signal.
When compared  with my TS850, the 756proII has a lot to learn. 
Sensitivity: I really  need to have the preamp no 2 switched on and that 
makes the IP3 of the  radio bad. Again, the TS850 wins here easy.
Any body can make a radio  with a high IP3 if they put an attenuator infront 
of the radio.
IP3  should be measured with all preamps on.

I have been loyal to ICOM  for many years but I feel that I have been tricked 
by them.

Would I  buy on other Icom ?
No, I would suggest they solve this problem  first.

The least you could expect from a transceiver is decent  audio where you 
could listen to me.

This case is not on its  own.
Hans PA1HR told me he had the same problem and sold its  756proII and he 
bought a second hand IC775.
Why don't they make any  radios any more like that.

Lets get a way from these digital  filters.
The best radios are made between 1990 and 2000.

Ron  VK4KDD/VK6KDD

PS check out this site and  compare:
http://dk9vz.com/rx.htm

Any solutions please email  to
rmeiring at bigpond.net.au