[ICOM] Pro 2 vs. 746 Pro

[Julio Peralta]

Another thing I like about the screen is that you can see all the major rig
parameters at one time. They are S meter, Power Out, ALC,Compression and
SWR. You can also see a graphic display of your filter settings and if you
want you can copy a little RTTY without having to have a computer.

There is no going back for me.

Julio, W4HY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e at comcast.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Pro 2 vs. 746 Pro


> You'll see!!
> I've had years of operating regular rigs...from boatanchors (when they
were
> new!!) then, a TS520, 830,850, Yaesu's Icom's etc etc. I even had the
scope
> thing in the form of a SB620 hooked to my old Heath stuff...and a SM220
> hooked to my Kenwood stuff.  They were not the same thing as the Pro's
> scope.  The old heath and kenwood are just a pretty picture of moving
> blips...that don't mean much.
> On the Icom, for example...you are sitting on 6 meters...mostly dead band.
> You can see the static on the scope. All of a sudden, about an inch away
> from the middle there is a peak...you can put a marker on that spot, and
> tune so the marker comes to the center...there is your tuner-upper (or
CQer)
> right on your freq.
> With a regular rig, you'd never have found that guy!!
> In contest situations, you can use the scope to search for clear spots to
go
> and claim the frequency for CQing.
> In addition, you can also use the scope to see how wide someone
> is...although I could honestly care less!!
> The Pro also has a ton of other features...some of which I still have not
> played with!!  I won't go into them 'cuz I don't know which of them the
746
> also has!
> By the way... are you stepping up from another rig??
> Keep in mind, as soon as the Pro III is in stores, there will be plenty of
> 'as-new' Pro II's on the used market!!
> ...Dave