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ICOM IC-756 Pro III - $800 (petaluma)
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W8NIC Rating: 2024-12-01
One of The Best!!!! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Every now and then a radio manufacturer would come up with a product and just simply wipes out the competition. This is on of them. Why they discontinued it I don't know.
I will not go into details about the radio because all of us already know it's a fine piece of equipment but I will say this.
If you come across one, buy it, you won't regret it.
WB0OAF Rating: 2023-12-26
A REAL TRANSCEIVER Time Owned: more than 12 months.
They don't make 'em this good anymore. SOLID as a tank construction. Potentiometers are all brass shafts with no wobble..play.
Noise floor is superb, for excellent audio. Competes equally with all the BIG rigs.
My opinion,? I had a 7300 setting side-by-side with my Pro-3, same speaker, audio set as FLAT response on both, speed switching back and forth, guess which sounded better? Lower noise, real full rich sound from a well designed audio amp circuitry from days gone by.
It sure wasn't the SDR that was sold...
So, do you want a real radio, or do you want a toy.?
73 WB0OAF........
Look at W8KMA's review below this one, you'll see what I mean in more detail.
BH8AVW Rating: 2023-10-13
756ProIII is a good choice, believe me! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
The 756ProIII is a very good shortwave device that I have been using for a long time as a base radio station and occasionally in the wild. It's really great to use, but it's just too heavy for outdoor use, but it doesn't stop me from continuing to use it. The power is sufficient, the operation is convenient, and the display screen is rich, but the brightness of the display screen is slightly low.
If you are currently hovering at the same price, 756ProIII is a good choice, believe me!
By BH8AVW, to CHINA.
Welcome to contact SSB and FT8 by air?
I have been operating FT8 at 10m, 12m, 15m, 20m, 40m for a long time?
Thank you!
WM4RB Rating: 2023-10-12
Love Mine! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Great radio! Never had any problems with it.
M0WZM Rating: 2022-05-23
Suitably impressed Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Bought a ProIII a couple of weeks ago and so far so good. The good reviews here are certainly right. It has a superb receiver and received good audio reports even with the supplied hand mic. The twin PBT is very useful as is the option to display more info with the mini display.
IMO wasn't sure what the fuss was about but the more I use it the more I like it.
The fluorescent backlight does take a few minutes to achieve full brightness but it does and it's perfectly readable.
Arguably a classic and doesn't seem to appear used very often. Well worth a look.
W8KMA Rating: 2022-02-13
My favorite! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
First post from 2018…My favorite after having the following rigs, Flex 5000,TS-990s,FTDX3000,TS-870,TS-950SDX,TS-590sg,IC746,IC756,TS-480,TS-520,TS-830,TS-940,IC7410 IC7300,and a few more along the way. They come and they go but this one will stay a long time...Receive is just super sounding to my ears and the transmitter just bangs it out all day long. Everything just works like it should! I hope I can find another one this good for a spare!!! ( if I need it ) For the $$$ now days I think they are a great buy and will do most anything you will ever need including a decent band scope. I use a SP-21 external speaker and a SM-30 mic with the rig and they blend perfect. Although it has no touch screen,the knobs/buttons are very nice and solid feeling!!..All in all, seems like a great combo to me and I've seen a bunch!! 73!!
Update: Still the best rig I have had the pleasure to use.
And it is a pleasure!! Still no issues whatsoever!! I have even picked up another for my workshop!! Both are just solid rigs and can’t imagine ever using anything else at this point! Maybe a 7610 someday just to see?..????