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NU0R
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 23, 2010 15:14
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Great Radio
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This is a follow up to a review that I wrote a couple of years back. After two additional years the rig is still running great. I have had no malfunctions at all. I have been using it for SSB and Psk31. Recently I started using it on CW. Wow is all that I can say about its CW ability. I absolutely love the brick wall filtering that is 100% fully adjustable. You can cut out 99.9% of the qrm with the twin IF shift. You can adjust your filter width while in qso with no problems at all. I love this radio and would recommend it to anyone, for any mode (well, I have not used FM or AM so can't comment on that). For HF it would be very hard to beat for the price. If you get a chance to pick up a good used one I would go for it. I have no regrets about buying it!
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W7PSK
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 5, 2010 10:02
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I have not regretted my decision to buy this rig
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I intially posted only having the rig about a month, and said I would review after a year. Well Ive had it a year this week, and I have not regretted it one bit.
This rig has performed flawlessly and it meets my every expectation. It is an outstanding radio. I only need to hook up 2 meters now (Ive yet to do it as there is no real activity around here) but I think Ill hang a small 3 elem beam pointed south to check out the ssb.
Its filters and DSP control are super cool. I work a lot of digital and its great to notch the filter right down on a PSK signal and hear nothing even if its right next door. If I can hear them I usually work them
Its bar none above the rest of the rigs I tested before purchase and would do so again in a heart beat.
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N1VW
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 16, 2009 03:49
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Very happy with this radio
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I was looking for a step-up from my Icom 729, but didn't want to spend money on whistles and bells I would not use. The 746Pro seemed to be the right combination of features at a price I could afford.
Am very happy with this rig. It has performed flawlessly for me, and I get reports of very good audio using just the supplied microphone.
The instruction manual supplied with the radio is pretty good. Tech reps have always answered my questions in a timely manner.
The radio is stable, runs cool, and has just the right combination of features for me at the right price point. Icom hit a home run with this rig. I would recommend it without reservation.
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DAVEW5LP
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 8, 2009 08:55
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Even better than the original
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I operated the IC 746 for years and had a lot of success. When I decided to upgrade to the Pro, i was disapointed at all the bad reviews it was getting. Being a big Icom fan, i never thought i would see them make bad products. Going off my good expirences with Icom, I decided to go for it. I am glad I did. It carries a lot of the same functionality of the Original with the programable filters that i like about the Icom 7000. I give it a 5 because I am impressed with the rig, am very pleased with its performance and it has not failed.
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K2VI
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 26, 2009 10:56
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Icom finally addressed issues
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Years ago I flamed this radio and gave it a zero.I was not happy with the failure. I recenly purchased a new 746P and cannot be happier(so far)The reciever is very quiet and many tweaks and ajustments at you fingertips.The XMIT audio is exactally like my proIII and the reciever is not far behind.It might even be equal.The radio has a nice look and the display has a lot of information. Im really getting to love this radio and i think icom finally got all issues addressed.The PA unit finals were redesigned on 2007 with power MOSFET'S.The old design was Bi-polar and seemed to be good but i believe mitsubishi stopped production.One more thing is the fan is very quiet and the radio does not get warm even with long winded qso's.I just purchased one of the last ones produced as they dicontiued the radio.THE 746 PRO is now a winner.
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AK3Q
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 26, 2009 03:51
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Excellent Value and features
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This is an excellent rig - more bang for the buck than any other rig out there. Mine has performed flawlessly, and while some folks have had problems, especially with earlier models, the vast majority of folks are very happy with the rig. Those are usually the people you never hear anything from.
The built in filters are a great plus, as are dual-pass band filtering. The receive sensitivity makes it a great SWL rig as well.
I like the fact that almost all major controls are on the front panel, with only a few things to dig down into menus. This makes the rig easy to use and adjust as you are working stations.
100 watts out on all bands is great as well. While I have a dedicated 2m/440 rig to do most of my local work, it is nice having the 100 watt option for 2 meters both in FM and SSB. Three antenna connectors is a nice feature as well.
Couldn't be happier with my choice after almost 2 years.
73,
Robert
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KB3RPE
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 23, 2009 16:14
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A Pro indeed..
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Bought used with all the "issues" addressed. I like having 2M SSB & 2M 100W power. The filtering & notching are very, very helpful during peak times, make pulling in a weak station "possible". Have been working DX: Saudi Arabia, India, Hawaii, most of Europe, to mention a few... Feature rich rig with good receive audio and aforementioned "likes"...This one's a "keeper"...
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AA8MI
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Rating: 4/5
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Nov 10, 2009 14:48
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I like it!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I purchased mine new in October of 2004 (ser. #0203028). I am primarily interested in HF QRP CW, and have begun using the 746PRO with the power cranked down to 5 watts as my primary QRP rig (unless I am camping). Although I have several QRP transceivers, I do so because the 746PRO receiver is far superior to those in my Ten Tec Argonaut V and the Index Labs QRP Plus. I had no problems with the 746PRO at all until this past summer (2009) when I experienced the famous transmitter death. I believe the failure was due to a static charge on a VHF antenna I connected to the rig. I sent it to Matt Adrian at ICOM Michigan Service Center. Matt found the IC 151 defective, replaced it and installed static discharge upgrade. He also installed the ICOM factory backlight upgrade. It has worked fine since. I was very pleased with Matt's customer service and repair work.
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KA4UPI
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 2, 2009 10:08
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So far So Good!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Ok being a ham of limited funds and resources I purchased this RIG about two years ago because of the features and pricing. I was very apprehensive in purchasing it due to the numerous low review ratings but got it anyway. I kept it unopened in the box for a year trying to decide whether to do the mods or just go forward and put it on the air. Well I decided to take the gamble and fire it up. I have had it on the air now for a good year with absolutely no problems or issues as yet. I normally operate it and hour or two each day now and eight to ten hours on the weekends depending on the band conditions. I have worked all bands and frequencies with no problems at all so far. I also like all of the features and funtionality of this Rig and have it interfaced for the digital modes with no problem. I have really enjoyed this Rig to date and hope that it continues to work as it has in the past year.
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KC2IJI
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 25, 2009 20:05
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Solid Basics, no fluff
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had this rig now for about five years. It is post the TX failure fix, and I've had no issues with it. Receive is great, and I have had many unsolicited audio compliments.
The 746Pro tunes a G5RV on all bands but 18 mhz. The antenna is set up almost ideally, fed by 150 feet of coax. I leave the display full up based on other reports of problems.
2 meters uses a discone for repeaters and stacked Par Loops for SSB. 6 Meters uses a par loop and the G5RV. I am quite happy with the receiver-Air Band AM is very clear, and public safety coms are also easy. I am an antenna compulsive, so all antennas are low SWR, even the compromise G5RV.
I've made good contacts both locally and some DX, ionosphere permitting. Overall the radio does what I ask of it. The receiver handles AM SW and BCB extremely well, and the combination of DSP and passbands can pretty much pull any signal out from under QRM.
The only thing that might be better is a full color spectrum display, but I'm not sufficently enamored to buy a new rig for this feature. I would also like to be able to change the size of passbands on AM and FM, but it's not a deal breaker.
There are fancier rigs, and more expensive rigs, but I don't think they'd change my on air impact at all. This does what you'd want in 2010 without bells and whistles. I'd change the mic gain and RF output controls-move them and make the knobs bigger. That's about it.
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