[ICOM] 756 vs PRO

[Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC]

Thank you David.


Dan K9DTC



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] 756 vs PRO


> I've used receivers that cost in the hundreds of thousands of dollars 
> daily,
> and then I used the ICOM IC-756PRO.
>
> As far as selectivity is concerned the PRO is the winner.  As far as
> sensitivity on the ham bands - the PRO is the winner.  (As far as
> sensitivity on continous coverage in tuning from 2.000 MHz to 30.000 MHz 
> the
> PRO looses!)  The PRO is good on SW bands but I can hear signals with my
> "expensive" receiver that the PRO can't hear, while on the ham bands, I 
> can
> hear things with the PRO that are very difficult to hear on the expensive
> radio.
>
> There were clicking of adjacent signals in the PRO but I have heard this 
> has
> been eliminated with a modification and is no longer a problem in the 
> later
> PRO2 and 3.
>
> 73
> David N1EA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "w8okn at charter.net" <W8OKN at charter.net>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] 756 vs PRO
>
>
> I went from a 718 with filters to a 746PRO with DSP filters.  I'll never 
> go
> back.
>
> W8OKN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC" <dcsfree at comcast.net>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 9:17 PM
> Subject: [ICOM] 756 vs PRO
>
>
>> I have a 756 and have a opportunity to upgrade to a 756PRO. I have never
>> heard the Icom DSP bandwidth filers are they a real improvement over 756
>> analog filters?
>>
>>
>> Dan K9DTC
>>
>>
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