[ICOM] Re: [ICOM706] Icom 706 impressions during VHF contest

[John Geiger]

Does the receive go through a different filter or
something in CW-R because it sounded very different
than the USB receive did.

John NE0P

--- Joe Isabella <n3ji at yahoo.com> wrote:

> CW-R changes the receive mode to USB.  See page 30
> in the Original 706 User Guide.
>  
> Joe,
> N3JI
> 
> John Geiger <johngeig at yahoo.com> wrote:
> This past weekend gave me the opportunity to run my
> newly acquired Icom 706 (MK0?) during the September
> VHF contest.  I got this radio for VHF work, and as
> a
> HF backup to my Icom 740.
> 
> Sensitivity seemed right on par.  I was hearing
> stuff
> as good as on the other radios I have had in the
> past
> (Icom 746, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FT100D).  I was
> really surprised at how well I did on 2 meters with
> 10
> watts-as I worked 8 grids.  My antenna is a 10
> element
> cushcraft at 25 feet.  6 never opened enough to
> really
> put it through its paces there.  Selectivity seemed
> about as good as expected with the 1.9khz SSB filter
> installed.
> 
> I also like the ability to use the up/down buttons
> on
> the mic as CW paddles, as the Bencher paddles were
> connected to the 740.  Didnt have to move them
> around
> for the contest.  My only real complaint is that CW
> is
> tuned in LSB, which means that you can't do
> crossmode
> QSOs very well.  The 746 has the same problem.  I
> don't believe that switching to CW-R solves the
> problem, but I could be wrong.  
> 
> Other than that, the menus were easy to get through,
> and the radio works very well.  Seems like a good
> VHF
> radio to have, and a very nice size for taking
> mobile
> also, as I did over Labor Day weekend.
> Hope eveyone else is having fun with their MKIIs and
> MKIIGs.
> 
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 
> 
> 
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