Thanks for all of the comments and references. Obviously it's a well
thought of rig. I think it will suit my needs nicely.

After 41 years of hamming I decided give it up and recently sold, gave away
and junked a 50+ year accumulation of stuff. Made the xyl deliriously
happy.

Here we go again!

Marty K1FHR


"Martin" wrote in message
.net...
I'd appreciate any comments, pro and con, from actual users of the
IC-706MKIIG. Performance, reliability, service problems, etc.

As it's described it seems to have features I'd like and need: small size,
both HF and VHF, and a reasonable power level. Any suggestions as to
other
rigs with similar features would be appreciated also.

Marty K1FHR

Marty,
I had a '706 for about a year in the mobile. It did exactly
what it claimed it would do and isn't a bad radio at all. I had
a problem with the programming, etc., just too 'busy' a radio
for
~me~ to use in the mobile. There were some things that if I
wanted
to change, I had to pull over and stop to do. I also didn't
have
much use for the VHF/UHF sections, just didn't do much up
there.
So, I swapped it for another radio (like I'd had before the
'706).
The '706 is a nice little radio with the emphasis being on
little.
I was really happy with some of it's features, but just too 'fat
fingered' to keep it.
'Doc

Marty,
I had a '706 for about a year in the mobile. It did exactly
what it claimed it would do and isn't a bad radio at all. I had
a problem with the programming, etc., just too 'busy' a radio
for
~me~ to use in the mobile. There were some things that if I
wanted
to change, I had to pull over and stop to do. I also didn't
have
much use for the VHF/UHF sections, just didn't do much up
there.
So, I swapped it for another radio (like I'd had before the
'706).
The '706 is a nice little radio with the emphasis being on
little.
I was really happy with some of it's features, but just too 'fat
fingered' to keep it.
'Doc