[ICOM] IC-756PRO Dualwatch

[John Geiger]

Hi Bob,

In general, dualwatch has to be on the same band for the 756 series.  You
can usually listen to 2 different bands as long as they are adjacent to each
other, but the sensitivity is reduced a little.  You would not be able to
listen to 6 meters and 20 meters at the same time.  And you have to have the
same mode and filter settings for each receive.  However, you could listen
to CW on CW-R and still here USB on the other receive frequency.  The
FT1000MP was also supposed to be in-band, but you could listen 1 or 2 bands
away.

73s John NE0P

----- Original Message -----
From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Icom Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 11:09 PM
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

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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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