[CQ-Contest] Icom 746 as contesting rig

[N7MAL]

Mike K9MI said: ""2 with rig control, you don't accidentally log on the 
wrong band""

In this station(n7mal) that is the upper most reason for rig control and the 
only reason I use rig control during a contest. I, because I'm an airhead, 
have thrown away several weekends because by the time I realized I was 
logging on the wrong band it was to late. It's K1EA's fault for not writing 
software that would read my mind... hihihi




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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Brown
  To: John Geiger
  Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
  Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 18:36
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Icom 746 as contesting rig


  John, a 746 (non pro, right?) is extremely easy to use with computer
  control and a contest logging program. You don't have to buy Icom's
  expesive interface. They can be had for around $40 and work fine. IMO a
  contesting rig has to have computer control for 2 basic reasons.

  1 you can see a station is a "dupe" and you know not to call him
  2 with rig control, you don't accidentally log on the wrong band


  When I look for a rig, computer control is a must. IC746, IC746 Pro and
  all flavors of the 756 have computer control. I thought my 746 a decent
  rig for contesting (for the money). The one major flaw mine had was SWR
  foldback. At a 1.5:1 it would drop to 50 watts out.

  73, Mike K9MI

  John Geiger wrote:
  > How does the Icom 746 do as a contesting rig?  I am
  > not interested in things like computer control (or
  > problems with it) since I don't do that, just in basic
  > contesting performance.
  >
  > 73s John W5TD
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