[Icom] Re: Icom 2720 question

Thu, 15 May 2003 10:13:39 -0500

Hi Ed,
I have a 2700 which was one of the biggest pieces of junk ever make. Sounds
like they haven't learned from pass mistakes.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edwin W. Senior" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 8:42 AM
Subject: [Icom] Re: Icom 2720 question

> Hi Mike -
>
> I have found the 2720 to be a nice, well laid-out radio
> that works pretty well in most respects.  But it has a
> number of annoying design glitches... more than it
> should have.  It gives the impression that at some point
> Icom just decided to push it out the door, ready or not.
>
> The Tx audio is one of those glitches.  For reasons unknown,
> Icom decided to provide TWO Tx audio settings:
> (1) Normal, and (2) Does Not Work.  One could question
> the value of including setting (2) at all.  But the kicker is--
> you guessed it--they made (2) the DEFAULT.  Sheesh!
>
> So tell your friend not to despair, just get into the menus
> and change the Tx audio setting.  BTW, I had seen this
> problem discussed in the eHam.net reviews before
> I bought the radio, so I was ready for it.  (But a few of
> the other little nasties caught me by surprise.)   One can
> learn a lot by reading those eHam.net reviews, unlike the
> (sadly) absolutely worthless QST reviews.
>
> 73, Ed W6LOL
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 1:03 AM
> Subject: Icom digest, Vol 4 #180 - 12 msgs
>
>
> >
> > Message: 6
> > From: "Mike Brown" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 02:39:19 -0000
> > Subject: [Icom] Icom 2720 question
> > Reply-To: [email protected]
> >
> > Just a quick question about the 2720. A friend of mine bought
> > one a few months back, and he loves the radio, but his transmit
> > audio is really low. Is this a common problem with the 2720, or
> > just bad luck on his part?
> >
> > Thanks... Mike K9MI
> >
>
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