[ICOM] Icom 756PRO receiver performance question

[Bonddaleena at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/27/2006 11:21:56 AM Eastern  Standard Time, 
ne0p at lcisp.com writes:
I have just purchased an Icom 756PRO,  which is supposed to be delivered 
Thursday!  Can't wait until it gets  here.  I have had an Icom 756 original 
(756AMATEUR?) in the past and really  liked it, and understand that the PRO is a big 
step up.

Now here is my  question, how do others find the receiver performance on the 
756PRO?  In  the QST review, the ARRL ran their fairly meaningless 20khz 
spacing receiver  tests, and stated that it was not about to unseat the 781 or 775 
as a top of the  line competition radio.  However, if you look at Rob 
Sherwood's website  (www.sherweng.com) where he gives the 5khz and 2khz IMD dynamic 
range test (much  more appropriate to contesting and DXing) its numbers look 
really good-better  than the FT1000D or FT1000MP series, and right up there with 
almost everything  else except for the Orion.  

So where does the truth lie in the  receiver performance of the 756PRO?

73s John NE0P  


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I have aprox 50 radios here. LOTS of Icoms and boatanchors.
 
I LOVE my PRO!
I use it mostly on 6 M and I have found NOTHING better, so far. Here in  
North Florida, I have no problems with close, high powered stations. I work  
primarily weak signal 6 M with the PRO. I have done A / B comparisons with my  MINT 
(and upgraded Drake TR-6), an Icom 575H, my 706g, and every other radio I  
have that operates on 6 M, including some high $ HF receivers with 5 or 6  
different brands of 6 M receive converters. The PRO heard every weak signal the  
others did. I carried my 'baby' back from Tokyo when they first came out and  
have loved it ever since.
 
My only complaint? The noise blanker is useless. The blanker in my 761 is  
outstanding on the same noise.
 
But, the 761 and a rcv converter, still won't hear any better than my PRO  on 
6 M.
 
I would love to have a PROIII and/or a 7800 to do a side-by-side test with  
my PRO, but now that I have retired, that's out of the question.
 
You will LOVE the PRO!!!!
 
I will NEVER have another radio without a bandscope. It's funny how the  
die-hard TT / Yaesu fans used to put down the PRO, saying "I'll never have a TV  
in my radio!". How soon they changed their tune when those brands now have a  
"TV"...  ha ha 
 
 
ron
 
N4UE