[ICOM] The law of diminishing returns

[Gary Smith]

Sorry to disagree with you gents but, while I dearly
loved my 746 Pro, I sold it and invested the extra $1k
in a 756 Pro III.  From my perspective, the
selectivity on the Pro III blows the 746 away,
especially in crowded band conditions.  I have no
desire to go back to the 746 again.  

--- KI9A at aol.com wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 8/25/2006 10:07:37 P.M. Central
> Standard Time,  
> johngeig at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> not pay  for itself
> in the extra performance you buy.  Would spending 
> an
> extra $800 to upgrade to a 756PRO or FT1000MP really
> be worth  it? 
> 
> 
> Wow John, you and I are in the same boat. I am in
> the 2nd year of putting  my 
> Daughter thru an $18k/yr College.  Last year, I
> bought a new MP MKV  Field, 
> put the INRAD roofing filter, and a couple of INRAD
> CW/SSB filters in it.  I 
> kept my ICOM 746 also, as a 2nd rig. My antennas
> consist of G5RV @ 50',  
> tribander @ 30' and a 160 L @ 50'. Using a Heath
> SB-1000 amp also.  Not  much. but 
> enough to have fun with.
>  
> After using the MP for a whole contest season,
> making around 4k QSO's with  
> it, I determined it was NOT worth the extra $1,000
> over my 746. As a matter of  
> fact, assuming all things were the same, I actually
> preferred the sound, and  
> selectivity of the 746!! Now, the 2nd VFO, and other
> bells and whistles on 
> the  MP were neat, but, not $1k neat.
>  
> Now, I sold the MP, bought a 2nd 746-non pro, and am
> going to invest the  
> "spare" $1k into a tower.  
>  
> 73-Chuck KI9A
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