I can agree with that though my old TS-940, with the receiver mods that were
done to it, was as good as any icom I ever used. Out of the box though,
you're right I have yet to see a receiver better than an Icom. *note, those
that have the 706, that's the exception, my TS-570 beats that receiver by
quite a bit* but normally, Icom has good receivers. Not that Kenwood's are
bad, my TS-2000 hears a lot better than a lot of radios I've used over the
years, but you really need the pre amp on to get it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: 746PRO
> Tom,
>
> In my opinion, Icom receivers perform better than Kenwood or Yaesu
> receivers, in terms of sensitivity, signal to noise, and dynamic range.
> It's frustrating that each of the big three companies does well in
> different
> aspects, but none of them have radios that excell in all aspects. You
> can't
> beat Kenwoods for accessibility and high quality audio. Icoms have
> fantastic receiver specs, but don't do as well with audio quality. Yaesu
> radios seem to have more bells and whistles than anyone else, but have the
> worst trqack record for accessibility, and don't seem to do as well
> technically as Icoms.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 15:17
> Subject: Re: 746PRO
>
>
>> Keith:
>>
>> I have the plain IC746, but will throw my two cents in here if you'd
>> like.
>>
>> The rig is somewhat accessible for a blind user, but the key word is
>> "somewhat". Fortunately, I have a sighted XYL who is also a ham, so she
>> usually can get me out of trouble if I get myself into a predicament of
>> one
>> kind or another. The rig will read frequency and s-meter readings. It
>> also
>> will tell you the contents of a particular memory, and whether the memory
>> itself is clear, but you have to push the frequency read-out button to
>> get
>> that info. The voice chip also will give you basic mode information, so
>> at
>> least you know what mode you're in.
>>
>> When it comes to getting the rig initially set up via the initial set
>> menu,
>> you are likely to need sighted assistance. Also, I have never been able
>> to
>> independently program PL tones into repeater frequency pairs, simply
>> because
>> that is done with the tuning knob, and you have no clue as to where you
>> are
>> in the tone selections.
>>
>> You may ask, then, why I'm keeping the IC746. ... And, my answer is that
>> it
>> has a tremendous receiver. ... In fact, I'd say it has the best receiver
>> of
>> any HF rig I have ever used, although the receiver on my new TS480 comes
>> close. ... I actually have thought seriously at times about selling my
>> IC746, and going for something like the TS2000, or maybe even another
>> TS480,
>> but I have not gotten serious enough yet to want to take the leap.
>>
>> I hope this helps at least a little.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Keith Bucher" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 4:10 AM
>> Subject: 746PRO
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'd like to hear from anyone who has a 746PRO. How do you like it,
>>> and how accessible are the various functions?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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