[ICOM] IC-756PRO Dualwatch

[AD5VJ Bob]

Thanks Larry:

I really appreciate you going to the trouble of doing that
for me.

Now one more question:
Can I put VFO B on ANT2 while VFOA is on ANT1 and still do
Dualwatch?



  73 fer nw,
Bob AD5VJ

10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
http://www.n5iet.com/
Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.




> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry

> Gauthier (K8UT)
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 6:42 PM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-756PRO Dualwatch
> 
> 
> Bob,
> 
> I use the Icom 756 Dual Watch feature to help me when
working 
> a DX pile-up. 
> I listen to the DX station while also listening to the 
> pile-up with hopes of 
> figuring out where the DX station is listening. This
works 
> great - but it is 
> all on one band.
> 
> I just performed an experiment using your scenario -- 
> conducting a QSO on 
> 80m with VFO #1 while simultaneously dual-watch
listening to 
> a station on 40 
> via VFO #2. Although technically you could say "it
works", 
> the out-of-band 
> signal is so weak that it is barely readable (from S9 to
S0). 
> Keep in mind 
> that while you're working that pile-up on 40m CW you are

> connected to your 
> 40m antenna, and the 80m VFO is also connected to that
same 
> antenna. So, in 
> addition to band filters you also have antenna losses to
deal 
> with. I cannot 
> imagine you will be satisfied with the 756 Pro in this
mode 
> of operation. 
> <sorry>
> 
> If you're looking for true Dual Watch from Icom, you
need to 
> be looking at a 
> 7800.
> 
> -larry
> K8UT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Icom Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 18:09
> Subject: [ICOM] IC-756PRO Dualwatch
> 
> 
> This is kinda long so please hang in there with me.
> 
> Ok dual watch.
> 
> I should be taking ownership of my IC-756PRO on Monday
so:
> 
>  I am reading the manual and it says "Dualwatch monitors
2 
> frequencies with the same mode simultaneously."
> 
> "During Dualwatch, both frequencies should be on the
same
> band, because the bandpass filter in the RF circuit is
> selected for the main readout frequency."
> 
> 
> Now I have heard from FT-1000D owners that the only 
> disadvantage of the Dualwatch for the ICOM 756PRO is
that it 
> "has to be on the same band" unlike the 1000D which can
be on 
> a different band.
> 
> Now not knowing how well the english is here but knowing
> that "should be" does not mean "must be" it would seem
to
> me that I could select a different band for Dualwatch if
I
> was satisfied with the same bandpass filter as the main 
> frequency readout has.
> 
> Is that true or should the manual read "must be on the
> same band".
> 
> Now on the FT-920 which I have just owned the "dual
watch"
> is a joke because all it is is a scanner and more or
less 
> disables receive because you have to use the squelch
circuit 
> to even use the dual watch.
> 
> I am wanting to use dual watch in order to monitor the
> progress of DX window openings as the DX signal gets
> stronger while I work on another band a different DX
> station.
> 
> Example:
> Working pile up on  40 CW while monitoring 80 CW, ect.
> 
> Or listening for openings on 6 Meters on .125 while
> working DX on lower bands.
> 
> So if I am reading this correctly I can do this as long
as
> I am satisfied with the bandpass selection for the main
readout.
> 
> Is this true?
> 
> 
> 
>   73 fer nw,
> Bob AD5VJ
> 
> 10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
> http://www.n5iet.com/
> Code may be taking a back seat for now,
> but the pioneering spirit that put the code
> there in the first place is out front of it all.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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