[ICOM] Icom 756PRO as contest rig

[Joe - WDØM]

And the 756Pro works very well also.....yeah...proud owner.  ;-)

73,
Joe
WDØM

At 06:09 PM 6/27/2005, John L Merrill wrote:
>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
>To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
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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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