Great question Don! Please let us know what you find out. I too love my 756
Pro III for both RTTY and CW.
73
Jim W7RY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
To: <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:12 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Icom IC-756 PRO III vs. IC-7600 on RTTY
> Anyone using the new IC-7600 on RTTY?
>
> With the PRO III being closed out, my first instinct was to buy one right
> away before they are gone (already own one as my primary
> radio). I actually had two PRO III's at one time when they first came
> out. Icom asked me to evaluate them as RTTY contest radios
> and I accepted their offer. After the evaluation I purchased one of them
> but sent the other one back. I just couldn't afford them
> both even though they gave me a break on the price.
>
> But now I see the IC-7600 is there as a replacement for the PRO III and
> I'm asking myself if the $1700 difference in price is worth
> it for gaining a little more in the scope and getting 3 roofing filters.
> I just don't know. I suppose I can find the answer in my
> own success with the PRO III. It is the best radio I've ever used on RTTY
> but I've never had the opportunity to try a higher end
> radio. But I've NEVER had any problems with the PRO III. I have NEVER
> had problems with strong adjacent signals during contests.
> So are the roofing filters going to help me? I'm thinking not...
>
> I read the IC-7600 reviews on eHam which were all positive except the
> first one from an I-station saying the Twin Peak Filter
> doesn't work well at all in the '7600. Has anyone here experienced this?
> The TPF (along with the band scope) is what makes the PRO
> III such a great RTTY radio. I'd hate to splurge for a '7600 to find the
> TPF does not work as well as the PRO III. All the other
> reviews were very positive and most of those that submitted reviews were
> previous PRO III owners saying the '7600 was a better
> radio. Maybe better on CW or SSB, but I'm most interested on how it
> performs on RTTY.
>
> Thanks!
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
> http://www.rttycontesting.com
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