[ICOM] I love my 706g

[bonddaleena at aol.com]

Hi, I just wanted to comment...

I bought a 706MKIIg soon after they were announced. I was in Tokyo at 
the time. I didn't realize it until I was on the return flight, that 
the model I just bought was the "E" version. The only difference was 
that it will not work above 145 MHz. This is NO big deal since the last 
thing I would use the radio for would be for 2 M FM Mobile. I have LOTS 
of cheap radios for that. ha ha
I have since moved some of the SMD diodes and it will receive the 
entire 2 M band, but xmit still stops at 145 MHz. I was told it needs a 
different processor. Forget that!!!
Anyway, after I got home (Kentucky at that time), I connected it to my 
M2 6M7JHV at 70' fed with 7/8" hardline.
The result? This little radio heard every thing my 'other' radios 
could. I have a well tuned, mint Drake TR-6, I had an Icom 575H, and a 
ton of receivers with a LOT of 6 Meter converters.
I have a legal limit amp with a pair of 3-500Zgs and it was 
'interesting' using the little 706 to work Meteor Scatter as well as 
the 575H!
I sold the 575H and I have also compared the 706g to a 756PRO that I 
also bought in Japan. Both are excellent and equal. I live in a quiet 
location and both radios can 'hear' my antenna.

I will shortly have the JHV back in the air at 110' fed with 7/8" 
hardline........

cuon6


ron
N4UE


-----Original Message-----
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AFrom: Bill NY9H <ny9h at arrl.net>
To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, 27 May 2009 5:21 pm
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-7200 & ICOM RULES



My 701 was/is still great
751 was/is great
751A was/is great
706 in the car great 251 /451 22A,
22U, 71A, 7000a 2710x2, 1020, 221, 421 28A,
38A, 48A ..24AT; V8000, all great ...

7800 PA finally blew up,

ICOM rules.............usually............



At 11:16 PM 5/24/2009, you wrote:

>The MKIIG is a GREAT rig Kurt. I've had mine for
>about 10 years now and have never had any problems whatsoever with it.
>
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> Mike
>
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>
>
> > From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net
> > To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 21:40:57 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-7200
> >
> > Well, that rules it out entirely for me. Back to mulling over the 
706
> > MKIIG.
> >
> > Kurt
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gary" <n6lrv at cox.net>
> >
> > : Beware, it is NOT an all mode radio, i.e. no FM, duplex, PL, etc. 
which I
> > : find disappointing especially in a package marketed as THE one 
radio to
> > grab
> > : for your emergency communications needs. In my area repeaters are
> > plentiful,
> >
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