[ICOM] Icom 756PRO question

[Adam Farson]

Hi Kelly,

Thanks for mentioning my site! The main Icom page is
http:/www.ab4oj.com/icom/main.html

There is a link to the IC-756Pro NB Drive Signal Leakage fix on that page.

I found that the improvements in the Pro2 and Pro3 (as compared to the
respective previous model) justified the upgrades.

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ


-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Kelly Taylor
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 16:29
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756PRO question

Yes, but it will need a bit of work, especially if you like close-quarters
CW contesting.

The Noise Blanker Drive Signal Leakage Problem can be quite severe. On CW,
the thumps and bumps can render the desired signal uncopyable.

N2EA and K1KP traced it to poor regulation on the eight-volt rail. A local
tech pegs the elegant solution at about C$60. A Q&D fix, as described by Jim
and Tony, is cheaper but requires surface-mount experience.

Either way, the price of a PRO and the fixes combined still don't add up to
a PRO-II. The PRO-II and III do have some neat bells and whistles,
particularly suited to contesting, however.

Adam, VA7OJ, has an excellent resource on his website; www.ab4oj.com

There's lots there I'd recommend reading before buying.

73, kelly
ve4xt

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at lcisp.com>
To: "Cq-Contest Reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>; "ICOM Reflector" 
<icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 9:33 PM
Subject: [ICOM] Icom 756PRO question


> Is the Icom 756PRO (not the II or III) up to par as a contesting rig?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
> (ex: W5TD, NE0P, N0EEN, KA0IFG)
> Confirmed 6M addict: 6M WAS #1275, 6m VUCC #1260