[ICOM] IC-756PRO Dualwatch

[Jerry Flanders]

I own both a 756PRO and a FT-1000D. The 1000D has two receivers 
inside the same box. Those two receivers can use different antennas, 
different modes, different bands, and even different filter passbands.

The 756PRO is very limited in this - you can easily monitor two freqs 
on the same mode on the same band, but anything else is more 
complicated, or even impossible.

I cannot check your specific question about listening 80 while 
working 40 because I have stubs on my antennas and cannot use 80 and 
40 on the same radio without rewiring everything. BUT - as I recall 
from playing with this a couple years ago, the only bands I can 
expect to work+listen are 20/15/10 - you can probably listen OK on 15 
while working 20, etc, but that is probably the limit. Maybe another 
PRO/2/3 owner can check this in more detail. Concerning 20+6 - I 
don't think so.

My Ft-1000D is in a closet right now, so I am reporting on it based 
on my recollection of how it works.

Jerry W4UK


At 23:09 12/16/2005, you wrote:
>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
>
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