Well, the deal that HRO is offering isn't that bad for the 746 pro, they're 
including a free ps125 power supply in the deal as well...That's not all 
that bad for $1750.  I also think that there's a $200 instant rebate on that 
as well.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: 746PRO


> you wouldn't be disappointed with the TS-2000 I don't think. I know I'm 
> very
> happy with mine and glad I bought it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:35 PM
> Subject: Re: 746PRO
>
>
>> Hmm, this makes me wonder if I really want to spend the cash on the 
>> TS2000
>> in april when I read something like that.
>>
>> I do like contesting, and I like the idea of working on six meters and 
>> two
>> meters sideband and cw.  I'd rather have the added seventy cm band as
>> well,
>> but if the recieve is that much better on the Icom, then I might just
>> sacrafice some accessibility and one band for better performance overall
>> and
>> even a lower price tag.
>>
>> Chris, w8cjs
>> Check out my web site,
>> http://mysite.verizon.net/w8cjs
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: 746PRO
>>
>>
>>> Hi Pat.
>>>
>>> I've never had an Icom IC746Pro, but I can absolutely echo your comments
>>> on
>>> the TS2000S.  Were it not for the accessibility aspects of the radio, I
>>> would have given up on it because of the receiver shortcomings probably
>>> at
>>> least a year ago.  I'm getting kind of concerned that Kenwood doesn't
>>> seem
>>> to really be doing much of anything with weak signal VHF/UHf or with 
>>> high
>>> end HF transceiver design, which is starting to make me wonder if ayear
>>> or
>>> three down the road they will just up and announce that they are getting
>>> out of ham radio, or at least confining their work to 2 meter and 70 cm
>>> mobiles and portables.  Much as I dislike Yaesu, I find that there is a
>>> lot
>>> more innovation coming out of Icom and Yaesu than I see coming out of
>>> Kenwood, particularly with respect to HF.  Really, the only kind of
>>> recent
>>> product for Kenwood outside of VHF/UHF FM has been the TS480 series
>>> radios.
>>>
>>> Maybe it is just me, but I feel that Kenwood had some truly great pieces
>>> of
>>> equipment in days gone by, and they are falling way short of the
>>> performance they used to design into their stuff.
>>>
>>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 07:37 PM 1/27/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>>>>Hi Keith,
>>>>I have been busy and unable to respond to your question.  I had a
>>>>TS2000 which I have replaced with a 746PRO.  I agree with all that
>>>>has been said.  The PRO is less accessible than the 2000 - on its
>>>>side, the Icom has what Icom calls triple register stacking - each
>>>>band allows three keystrokes when you switch to it.  So, you can
>>>>configure a 75 meter SSB setting, a CW setting and perhaps an AM
>>>>setting.  Then you could "tab" through those settings and reach the
>>>>desired mode or filter setting you would prefer.  The preset
>>>>arrangement makes the receiver a bit easier to use.  And the filter
>>>>settings are actually not hard to use.  As several people have said,
>>>>many of the menu items can be set and mainly forgotten so a bit of
>>>>initial help would be of benefit.
>>>>Bottom line, however is that the receiver, in my opinion is far and
>>>>away better than the Kenwood.  What troubled me about the Kenwood was
>>>>that the receiver had a rushy, watery synthesizer sound which is
>>>>absolutely missing on the Icom, whose receiver really performs.
>>>>Hope this doesn't muddy your decision making!!
>>>>Pat, K9JAu At 03:10 AM 1/26/2008, you wrote:
>>>> >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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>>>
>>> Louis Kim Kline
>>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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>>>
>>
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