[Icom] swr on ic 706 on psk help

[Dean Norris]

At 14:12 4/18/2002, christopher brinkley wrote:
>HI Chris here,
>before you disgard this i made general last week so it's not in the books
>yet
>
>i'm  trying to use my new ic 706 with a 80 turough 10 meter vertical
>
>if i key an umodulated mike on 20 usb
>i have a 1 on the swr meter.
>
>if i speak then it jumps up to 3 on the swr meter, which is actually showing
>me the alc even when i have the swr on screen, because in receive this seems
>to be the same place when i go into receive and display the alc level, is
>this correct?
>
>if i try to use psk31 digipeter to transmit it also reaches up to the three
>
>and i stll have the problem of when i put the rig into vox getting ready to
>use, it keeps jumping from tx to rx back and forth. although it is not
>transmitting untill i transmit the psk
>thanks


VOX on the Icom rigs is strange at best.  My 706 pulses with VOX and I have 
been unable to find the "sweet spot" indicating there isn't one.  My ICOM 
mike will NOT work VOX either.  My 756ProII ain't too keen on VOX for the 
digital modes so I use the PTT feature.  Would suggest you do likewise, if 
possible.  I have tried the DX4WIN PSK but it will not do vox either but 
the PTT line does.

BTW, My Pryme Desk Mike (Icom version) will not do VOX on the 706 but is ok 
with the 756.  The Icom hand mike works the same.  I have one hand mike 
that works ok with the 706.  I would like to see what the differences are 
but so far, I go for function rather than education.

I am gonna hook my laptop up to the 706 when camping and gonna try the 
13-pin DIN and audio in/out and  Serial port PTT for that also.

Dean


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