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

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


>    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
>
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