[ICOM] Pro 2 vs. 746 Pro

[Jeff Frank]

Julio - Thanks for pointing that out ... which goes beyond just using the 
screen for finding signals.
Jeff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julio Peralta" <jperalta at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Pro 2 vs. 746 Pro


> 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
>
>
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