[ICOM] Icom 706MKIIG vs Yaesu FT450

[Mel Martin]

Depends... the 706MKIIG is designed for use in a mobile... and mobile 
antennas are not all that efficient... or a Beverage... or a low-band 
loop. How about a little SWLing while using a mobile antenna? It's best 
not to generalize... Besides, that's what the switchable pre-amp, 
attenuator and RF gain are for.

"I think QST measured the 706MKIIG noise floor with the
preamp off around -138DBm, which really isn't useful
in real life conditions"
-- 
Mel, VE2DC