I'll jump in here and say "ditto" also to the 756Pro. I love mine for
trans-Pacific mediumwave and tropical bands DXing. It outclasses my highly
modded R-75, which was the equivalent to a fine example of a Racal RA6790GM
I owned.

The modest MW attenuation in the 756Pro can be removed fairly easily... two
SMD chips need to be taken off and a jumper wire added. Email me for info if
you are interested (remove the NOSPAM in my email address) The mod made a
difference to threshold level trans-Pacific stations when compared to a
fully stock 756Pro.

The Yaesu FT-920 also works well for SWL/DXIng. There are some good INRAD
filters that fit this model, too. However, considering the performance
benefits, the 756Pro is a better value for the money.

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA



"Les" wrote in message
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Ken Wilson wrote:
Henry Kolesnik wrote:
I'm curious as to what users have found when they use the general
coverage
in their ham transciever for SWLing and VLF. Has anyone made any
AB
comparisons to their SWL gen. cov. RX? Which ones seem to be best?
I know
Kenwood and Icom make SWL receivers that look much like a
transciever and
might even use the same circuitry, not sure about Yaesu though.
The Icom
R-75 looks a lot like the Icom 718 but the Rx has the PS built in.
I can't
recall the Kewood models. How about the Kenwood TS-2000 or Icom
756 Pro for
gen cov?
tnx


I really like the 756 PRO I bought used a few weeks ago. The MW has a

bit of attenuation....but that is ok except for weak signal daytime
use.

I think they are a real bargain at around $1100 - $1200. No SYNCRO
AM
however. I think the 746 PRO does have SYCRO AM though.

73 es DX Ken KG4BIG

I'll have to echo John's and Ken's sentiments on this one. I have a
friend who lives close by and we have compared the 756 Pro II with
several high end receivers. Other than some attenuation on mw and lw,
it is superb as a sw receiver. To my ear, the RX-340 sounds better, but
the 756 is as good in pulling in the tough signals. Of course, many
will not spend the money for a transceiver if they do not have an
amateur license, but many will. The colorful display is something to
see. Lots of information in that display!

Having owned many, many Drake receivers over the years, the news about
Drake getting out of the receiver business is not good news. But, we
should have known it was coming, shortwave receivers are but a drop in
the bucket of the electronics business.

Les Locklear
Monitoring since ' 57
Monitoring from the Gulf of Mexico
Hammarlund R-274C/FRR (SP-600JX-14)
R-1051B/URR
Ten Tec RX-340
Alpha Delta Sloper
Quantum QX Loop
Various Longwires
CU-2279/BRC Multicoupler
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