The ICOM-756 Pro III was my home station. I recently retired it when I got my ICOM 7610. I am still debating if the latter was a true upgrade. But that is a story for another day.
While I am trying to get the 756 PRO III rehoused to a nice ham home, I still find using it off and on. With winter approaching and temperatures falling I have resorted to using my car for my POTA activations. Alas the motorcycle will have to wait for another day!
Today on a whim, I decided to try the ICOM 756 PRO III as a POTA radio. So I loaded up the radio, its A/C adapter and a 2KWh power inverter for the activation. I had this all set up in the rear seat area. After reaching the park, I set the antenna up and hooked everything up. The radio powered up and tuned up well. My CQs got good RBN reports; however, the reception was very noisy. I moved the inverter away from the radio as much as possible, but I could not make a successful QSO. I ended up resorting to use my usual KX-3 to complete the activation. I was running the inverter and the ICOM power supply. The Elecraft did not suffer from the noise. So I am not sure what to make of this yet; but it is still a testament to what a fine receiver the KX-3 is.
I will try the experiment another day using a DC power supply to the ICOM instead of an inverter.
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