[CQ-Contest] Icom 746 as contesting rig

[Clive Whelan]

Yes

73



Clive
GW3NJW

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Mike Brown
Sent: 26 July 2006 13:36
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Icom 746 as contesting rig


I'm not totally against a 746 Pro, but I saw all the reviews on EHam and
  the biggest complaint was transmitter failures. Did Icom get that fixed?

Mike - K9MI


Mark Beckwith wrote:
> Our team (PJ4R&TI5N ARRL DX CW 2004-2006) has been using 746PROs.  We find
> the receivers too hot.  They act like good contest rigs with some
> attenuation.
>
> Mark, N5OT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Erik Holm" <sm2ekm at telia.com>
> Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Icom 746 as contesting rig
>
>
> Yes in many cases our receivers these days are far too sensetive,
> i e too low noise floor, usually on the low bands it´s not needed
> at all.
> Fixing things with a RX front end attenuator is IMO smart, forexample
> if you attenutae RX with 6 dB that will give your RX 12 dB increased
> IMDDR3 performance, that´s why a small attenuation will make a
> big impact.
>
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