[ICOM] I love my 706g

[Mark Spencer]

I've had an Icom706MKIIG for about five years.

In my view:

On hf the receiver is okay unless there are very strong adjacent signals.   On tx the speech compressor seems to work well.

On uhf I've been a bit disappointed at times by the receiver being desensed on occasion by strong near by signals.   I'm told that the same problem exists on 2m but have not experienced this my self.  Again though the speech compressor seems to work well and this is a signifcant advantage vs some other radios I have used that don't have this feature. 

I've done a lot of hf rtty with the 350 hz filter and have been fairly happy.

I also have the high stability oscilator and the narrow ssb filter and find those to be usefull.

Just my $.02 worth.

bonddaleena at aol.com wrote: 
> 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-----
> =0
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > 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,
>> >
>> > ----
>> > Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC: icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>> > Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
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