The VFO knob has a good " feel " to it, personally I like a little more weighted " flywheel " effect on a VFO knob. Most are self explanatory, and common to all ham rigs now days. I won ’ t go into great detail about the front controls, like the " BIG Magazine reviewers ". Imagine if a 781 & a 775 mated, the 756 is the likely offspring. With allot of influence from it ’ s big brother the IC-775. If you have seen pictures of an IC-781, or seen one in person, you ’ ll see where the inspiration for the front end of the 756 was born, it ’ s very similar, A smaller version of the BIG 781. A nice set of " grippy " rubber feet would really help keep this rig in place when I plug in or out the headphones, or paddle keyer. This unit did NOT have any rubber on the feet, so, the rig will slip easily on a smooth table top. It has a " drop lip ", in the front, and flip down legs to tilt the rig up at and angle. The bottom side is also the same finish as the top side. The entire back end of the unit is a large heat sink of bare cast aluminum. Very few protrusions are found on the rear of the rig. It appears to be a " powder coat ", baked-on type, very tuff ! The paint finish is a rough " fingerprint proof ", flat black. The " stamped " in ICOM logo on the top cover, is a nice change, but must have been abit of an expense to tool up for.
The IC-756, is a handsome looking rig, with a nice finish. I will not bother with the lab test results, which have already been published in QST. Please keep in mind that my statements are my own, based on my own thoughts & opinions, here for your consideration and judgment. I feel this qualifies me to make the statements I will make in this review. My background, as a reliable reviewer I have personally owned about 55 HF rigs, of all makes & models, many are good, some not so good. I like abit of practical application testing, and a little humor too. I am the typical, average ham that likes high quality gear. I’m writing it from an average users point of view, not an engineer, or a RF lab tech, with use of allot of high tech test equipment.
Icom ic 756 pro ii back view serial#
Serial # 03795, FL-222, FL-223 installedįirst of all, let me say that this review will NOT, be like the ones seen in most ham magazines, mainly because I have no advertisers to protect. (Revised & updated version, April 14, 1999) Review and commentary on the ICOM IC-756 transceiver
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