[ICOM] Icom 756PRO question

[Adam Farson]

Hi Paul,

That means you don't have 17m either! So much self-deprivation...so little
reward.

 In the early 1970's, during a sabbatical from ham radio, I worked in
commercial (Intelsat) satellite communications. I recall that an HP 141T
spectrum analyser was permanently mounted in the ground station control
console. It monitored the entire 500 MHz-wide downlink band. All activity on
the "bird" was displayed on the screen; when our site put up an uplink
carrier, we could see the spike in the downlink.

My first thought was: "Wouldn't it be great if an amateur HF transceiver
with such a display were available?" The IC-781 made that dream come true.

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 Paul Gates, KD3JF
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 04:15
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: RE: [ICOM] Icom 756PRO question

U R just spoiled. I am using a Triton IV 544 and happy! A scope?  What in
the world is that?

Paul, KD3JF

Adam Farson <farson at shaw.ca> wrote: Hi Chris,

Many thanks for the kind words. Since my IC-781 days (1993-98), I have
concluded that an HF radio without a spectrum scope is like a day without
the sun, or a ship without a rudder.

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ