[ICOM] Preamp question

[Anders Janis SM4RNA]

I think that the reason for not calling it preamp is due to "reverse 
psychology". It may feel better to "activate" something instead of turning 
it off.

Ofcourse, if you really know what happens when IPO och AIP is "activated", 
it just feels silly. For a normal consumer product i may be ok, but for 
HAMs, NOT!

/Anders SM4RNA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <w5td at lcisp.com>
To: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>; <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>; "ICOM Reflector" 
<icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 7:05 AM
Subject: [ICOM] Preamp question


On Icom radios, there is a button labeled "preamp" which turns the preamp on 
and off. This seems pretty logical, whereas on Kenwood radios you have to 
turn on the AIP (advanced intercept point) to turn off the preamp, and on 
Yaesu's it is the IPO (intercept point optimizer).  This seems less logical. 
Is this some sort of patent deal where Kenwood and Yaesu can't call it the 
preamp, much like when Icom had to quit having passband tuning for awhile? 
Although I do think the Kenwood TS2000 calls it the preamp.

73s John W5TD
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