[ICOM] I love my 706g

[Mike Besemer (WM4B)]

The desense issues are common on most any DC-to-daylight radios.  Just one
of those facts of life.

Mike
WM4B

> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Spencer
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:48 PM
> To: bonddaleena at aol.com
> Cc: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] I love my 706g
> 
> 
> 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,
> >> >
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