[ICOM] 706 MKII - CW filter on SSB

[Clark Savage Turner]

Hi Buck -

Good.  It makes sense.  The 706 should not hear much on one side of 
zero beat (there should be a big difference, even with the SSB filter - 
if there is not, you might check the carrier insertion point 
adjustment, it may be off).  The CW filter should really help, I just 
bought one for my 703 and I am waiting for it in the mail!  Hard to 
live without one when I do so much CW.

I found the FL 52 series was over $100 used, but then, the 706 uses a 
different series of filters, so you may get by cheaper.  Good luck.

Clark
WA3JPG


On Sep 4, 2004, at 10:24 PM, Buck wrote:
>
> I was playing with the rig during the contest this afternoon and 
> discovered
> that on CW the rig hears both sides of a signal but it has a pretty 
> wide
> area that is zero beat.  If a signal isn't strong, I don't know its 
> there,
> but if it is the right strength, I won't hear it but it desensitizes 
> the
> signal I am listening to.
>
> My discovery today is that I need to get a good CW filter!