[ICOM] Icom "Dual Watch" feature and the Balance Control

[VE6JY Don Moman]

Don't get too excited.. the signals are combined digitally in the DSP
process.  It's not your father's  analogue radio.... Having used the FT-1000
series for years, I was very used to the stereo approach.  It took a while,
but now I am very comfortable with the balance control approach as the
mixing is done very well - almost transparently. But having the option to
choose would be nice.

As for why ICOM didn't incorporate stereo dual watch - things like lawyers,
patent process etc had a lot to do with it.  Remember the PBT issue?

73 Don
VE6JY



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cal Shermerhorn VE4XQ" <banjo at mts.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 02:26
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom "Dual Watch" feature and the Balance Control


> Larry: My sentiments exactly, there has to be a way to make it stereo, So
on
> with the thinking caps guys, and out with the soldering iron.
> Merry Xmas. de Cal.
>
> "Larry Gauthier (K8UT)" wrote:
>
> > The recent comment from Cal about Icom's Dual Watch and the goofy
Balance
> > Control prompts me to ask the following questions:
> >
> > The Dual Watch audio would be much more valuable if it were in stereo.
> > Aren't there actually two separate {though low level} audio signals on
the
> > back-end of that Balance Control? Connecting those signals to an
external AF
> > stereo amplifier, you should be able to hear the DX station in one ear
and
> > the pile-up in another.
> >
> > Has anyone tried that?
> >
> > -larry
> > K8UT
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cal Shermerhorn VE4XQ" <banjo at mts.net>
> > To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] RE: IC 775DSP display
> >
> > > For Elan DL9FCC: My 775 did the same thing till finally the lights
went
> > > out completely. I had to send it to ICOM Canada in Vancouver to
> > > incorporate a Mod and repair a cold solder
> > > joint (IMAGINE THAT). And I had to pay for it also, not a happy
camper.
> > > However the rig works FB now, touch wood.
> > > While I'm at it - if only Icom would have gone a bit further in the
> > > development of this Xcvr, ie separate audio output when on dual watch
> > > instead of that stupid balance control.
> > > When on dual watch I never know which VFO is talking to me - and there
is
> > > more ----.!!!
> > > Otherwise the basis for a fine radio. 73 de Cal.
> > > htankin at comcast.net wrote:
> > >
> > >> Elan,
> > >>
> > >> My 775dsp did the same.  Some times the display would come on right
away,
> > >> sometimes a few seconds later. Was never a problem. My understanding
this
> > >> was "standard" for many 775s.
> > >>
> > >> Harry WE1X
> > >>
> > >> -------------- Original message --------------
> > >>
> > >> > Hello
> > >> > I think this issue was discuss before but cant see it .
> > >> > when switch on ic 775dsp from cold the audio come up but the LCD
take
> > >> > some
> > >> > time to come up [the display] in the manual page one power switch
on
> > >> > note: the function display dose not appear immediately when trx
> > >> > extremely
> > >> > cold.
> > >> > well my station is in nice worm room but some time it take 5 sc
> > >> > some time it take 1 sc and some time when switch on it come on
> > >> > i know it tube display is a florescent type
> > >> > well i call icom they said to me this is normal that's how it work
> > >> > well is any one have a comment
> > >> > good weekend
> > >> > BW it is not in use every day,i use othere icom as well .
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > vy 73
> > >> > all the best
> > >> > Elan DL9FCC
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