[ICOM] Icom IC-756ProIII or TS-950SDX

[Sandy Taylor]

Hi Larry,
I guess that's the great thing about so many hobbies: you can spend as much,
in money and effort, as you like.

For some DXers, I think dual watch is about maximizing what little time they
might have. For others, it's about score.

Here's a scenario where dual watch or dual receivers provide maximum
flexibility: Pro3 driving a no-tune amp that tracks the radio and an antenna
switch that also tracks the radio: you hear DX on 40 while waiting for a
call area runner (bad practice, IMHO) on 20. You switch to the 40 meter
frequency, the amp goes to 40 and the antenna switch goes to 40, make the
contact and get back to 20 just in time for your call area to come up. You
haven't had to retune anything and you've bagged both contacts!

To each their own. To some, it's worth the effort. To others, it's not. Vive
la difference!

73, Kelly
Ve4xt

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From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Larry
Sent: October-24-07 10:01 PM
To: 'ICOM Reflector'
Subject: RE: [ICOM] Icom IC-756ProIII or TS-950SDX

Thanks for your fine answer Jack, but I can do all that with one receiver
with two VFOs. Used to listen in stereo on my FT-1000MP it had only one
receiver a main and sub but really only one. Left ear on one side of split
right ear on other, but can do the same with split and dual watch on my
Icoms. I can't split ears, but that drives me crazy anyway. I could listen
to two sides of a split even on my old 850 using both VFOs. If I were to
listen for additional QSOs on another band in my case and many other hams as
well I would have to switch my amp to the new band, possible select a
different transmit antenna tune the amp and go. Still seems hardly worth the
effort and expense. I guess it may be handy for contesters which I am not
obviously, but I see no real advantage in it for working DX. And I hear a
lot of DXer saying they are getting a dual receive rig and I really think
they should at least learn to listen to the one receiver they have.  Thanks
OZ

Larry Wassman W3OZ
ARRL #1 Honor Roll
www.w3oz.com
 
-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Jack/W6NF
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:29 PM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom IC-756ProIII or TS-950SDX

Larry wrote:
> I have been a ham for a long time work a little DX. Would someone tell me
> why hams think they need two receivers? I have never had a rig with one
and
> for the life of me don't know how I would use one. Just a simple answer
> please. 73 OZ
>
> Larry Wassman W3OZ
> ARRL #1 Honor Roll
> www.w3oz.com
>   
Hi, Larry!

Dual receivers are used primarily for maximizing your score in 
contests...at least that's how I have seen them used. You can run QSOs 
on one receiver/frequency and tune on the other receiver looking for 
additional QSOs or, preferably,  new multipliers. This is done using 
split headphones with one receiver in the left side and the other 
receiver in the right side. It takes some practice and is particularly 
difficult for someone like me who has a hard time chewing gum and 
walking at the same time ;>)

73,

Jack, W6NF


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