[ICOM] Re: Standby Switch?

[Ed Berbari]

Jerry,

I have followed this thread and I am still not sure what you need to do.  I 
agree that modern rigs do not have a simple means having a standby mode.  By 
this I mean to mute the audio and ground the receiver antenna input.  Most 
of the solutions suggested so far have been to mute the audio.  Is this what 
you wanted or did you also want to ground the receiver antenna.  This of 
course allows the use of another transmitter in the shack without 
overloading the front end of the receiver.

Ed, W9EJB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz at arrl.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Re: Standby Switch?


> No problem here, Vladimir.... I will pick up an SP-20 or Sp-23 when I find 
> a good one at the right price on e-bay. I do appreciate you taking the 
> time to answer my inquiry. In fact, as a result, I did learn something 
> about the timer... so thanks for that, my friend. Merry Christmas and...
> 73, Jerry K3BZ
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vladimir V. Sidorov" <vs_otw at rogers.com>
> To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Re: Standby Switch?
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>> Sorry, kinda mess... Indeed, the ON/OFF switch toggles timer, not 
>> Standby. Though there had to be a button with light behind it 
>> somewhere... And thanks to Dave, my mistake is corrected, I was thinking 
>> about SP-20.
>> Jerry, I hope, you have any of the speakers and can play either by muting 
>> one of sources or just toggle them.
>>
>> Sorry for my mistake.
>>
>> 73,
>> Vladimir VE3IAE
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>>> The SP-20 and SP-23 speakers provide a convenient (albeit, pricey) 
>>> solution to this problem. They allow switching between two sources as 
>>> well as silencing the audio (with appropriate load). A side benefit is 
>>> the audio filtering that is incorporated in both. Physically the SP-23 
>>> matches the Pro line better but I find the larger speaker and enclosure 
>>> of the SP-20 more pleasing. And it also provides a line-out jack that 
>>> the SP-23 does not.
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>>> 73, Dave K4QT
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>>>>Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:36:06 -0500
>>>>From: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz at arrl.net>
>>>>Subject: Re: [ICOM] Standby Switch?
>>>>
>>>>Gee, guys, I didn't mean to confuse everyone 8^)  I sit here with my 
>>>>756Pro2
>>>>and Pro3 going and I find something I want to listen to on one of them, 
>>>>so I
>>>>want to shut off the audio on the other one, quickly, easily, and in a 
>>>>way
>>>>that I can return to the previously set audio level quickly and easily.
>>>>Years ago, rigs almost always had a "STANDBY" switch on the front panel 
>>>>for
>>>>that (granted, that "STANDBY" switch did more than just shut off the 
>>>>audio).
>>>>The only way I can figure to do it with these super-duper modern rigs is 
>>>>to
>>>>use the switch-out in the Phones jack... there should be a better way, 
>>>>right
>>>>on the front panel, and I was just wondering if I was missing that....
>>>>73, Jerry K3BZ
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