[ICOM] thinking of getting an Icom756 Pro 2

[Renee]

Thanks Paul. I wish I had the conveinence to keep the 775 and get 
another radio, but I need to sell one in order to fund getting another; 
then using the extra cash for other things that are needed.
73,
Renee NZ9T



Paul Playford wrote:
> One of my pet peeves with Icom is their 'dual watch' vs everyone else's 
> 'dual receive'.
> 
> My solution is to use my 775 as radio #1 (right ear) with my PROII's ANT 
> 2 (left ear) connected to the 775's RX ANT spigot through a T connector.
> 
> Now during a pileup I can listen to the DX on the PROII (ANT 2, left 
> ear) and tune (right ear) for the station he is working on the 775 using 
> the same antenna.
> 
> I am careful to keep the PROII in the cw (no key) position any time I am 
> listening on ANT 2 (connected to the 775) so I will not transmit a 
> carrier into the 775 receiver.
> 
> Now I have the best of all worlds: great radios for listening and 200 
> watts available while the Alpha is going through it's 3 minute warm-up 
> cycle.
> 
> de Paul, W8AEF
> 
> ZF2JL/ZF2TA  FO8DX/FO8PLA  8Q7AA  XZ0A  VU7RG
> soon to be TX5C
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee" <Nee627 at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Icom" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 7:46 PM
> Subject: [-] [ICOM] thinking of getting an Icom756 Pro 2
> 
> 
>> Hello all,
>> I am back to pondering selling my Icom 775 DSP and getting an Icom 756 
>> Pro 2. I was wondering what the going rate on this rig is. I did a 
>> scan of Ebay and did not see much of them there. Also, anyone around 
>> here considering selling one? I would have to sell the 775 first but I 
>> am just bouncing around some ideas in my head at the moment.
>> 73,
>> Renee NZ9T 
> 
>