[ICOM] RE: ID-91 - was "Iems missing in latest Icom catalog"

[Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal)]

OK...I guess my definition of "out-of-the-box" (OFTB) needs a bit of
clearing up.  By OFTB, I generally mean that the function is documented
in the manual and that there are no special/undocumented keystrokes
required to access the mode.

The 2410A doesn't require any "modding" for cross-band repeat, but does
require a key/button press combination that I don't think is documented
in the owner's manual (though there is a tech info sheet from Icom that
shows how it's done).  I believe the same is true with the 2710H and the
W32A.  For reference, I have all three of these radios as well as a W2A
- great rigs, but I've never really used the cross band repeat feature
on any of them.

Anyways...this conversation is getting a bit long.

73 all!

  - Aaron, NN6O


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Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] RE: ID-91 - was "Iems missing in latest Icom
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At 11:23 AM 3/30/2006, John  Geiger (NE0P) wrote:
 >Most Alincos and Kenwood advertise Crossband repeat right in the
flyer.  And  >my TS2000 and Yaesu FT8900 did crossband repeat right out
of the box.  I  >think the exception really are radios that have to be
modified to do  >crossband repeat.  Those seem to be limited to Icom,
except for the Kenwood  >TS790.

My old reliable IC-2410's crossband repeated right out of the box making

them extremely valuable for field EMCOMM use.  I guess that's why I
ended 
up with five of them (that I still have).  There are operational issues 
involved with any crossband repeating, but the IC-2410 held up their 
technical side very well.

73, Dick
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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
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