[ICOM] Icom 756PRO as contest rig

[John L Merrill]

Yes. That's a good one, too.

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[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Eddy Avila
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 7:31 PM
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Subject: RE: [ICOM] Icom 756PRO as contest rig


Or....a K2

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From: "John L Merrill" <jmerrill1 at adelphia.net>
Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: RE: [ICOM] Icom 756PRO as contest rig
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:22:11 -0400

I think if you look at all of the QST reviews of the 756ProXX that the specs
are almost equal as far as a receiver goes. One would be hardly any worse
than the other. If I was a serious contester , I would opt for a
FT1000D/MP/MkV/Field with INRAD roofing filters or an Orion. Not that the
PRO series are that bad, but the others are better in the receiver category.

John N1JM

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[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of John Geiger
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 6:18 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com; ICOM Reflector
Subject: [ICOM] Icom 756PRO as contest rig


I have seen some very good prices recently on used Icom 756PROs, and wonder
how they do as contest rigs?  This is not the II or III model, just the
straight PRO.  The QST review gave kind of mixed messages as to how its
receiver does under contest operations.  I am interested in how its receiver
and DSP filtering perform.  Not really interested in how easy it interfaces
with a computer logging program.

I have had a 756 original in the past, and really liked the setup of it.

73s John NE0P

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