[ICOM] Re: 7000

[Martin Sole]

When the guys were telling you to check the other side band I think they 
meant for you to transmit on the other side band as well. Your test 
started out well but fell at the last hurdle. When you switched the 7000 
to LSB you should switch the 746 transmitter to LSB as well and then 
tune in the signal again. If it reads 50.125 exactly for best speech 
then you have a problem with USB. If it reads 50.126.5 for best speech 
then you have no problem and the 7000 is simply displaying the centre of 
the filter bandwidth as opposed to the suppressed carrier frequency.

So in your last step when you switched the receiver to LSB don't forget 
to switch the transmitter to LSB then report back with what the display 
reads for best sounding audio.

Regards

Martin, HS0ZED





bonddaleena at aol.com wrote:
>
> Thanks to all who replied. Several folks have suggested that I may 
> have been listening on the wrong Side Band.
>
> I did the following last night:
>
> Tuned the 756PRO to 50.125.0 USB
>
> Turned down the RF power AND connected it to my Heath Cantenna
>
> Tuned the R7000 to 50.125.0 USB
>
> Turned the Voice Keyer for the Pro on and listened on the R7000
>
> I could hear my signal OFF FREQUENCY. Tuning the R7000 to 50.123.5, my 
> signal was perfect
>
> Just for grins, I checked the USB/LSB switch on the rear of the R7000. 
> It indeed WAS on USB. Engaging LSB made my signal sound horrible and 
> tuning the receiver did NOT produce a clear signal.
>
> So, the display is indeed 1.5 KHz low....
>
> ron
>
> N4UE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mel Martin <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
> To: bonddaleena at aol.com
> Sent: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 7:01 am
> Subject: 7000
>
>
> Are you sure it is not reading the center channel frequency and not 
> the carrier frequency. Just a thought... if that were the case it 
> would be easy to check... it would be 1.5KHZ high on LSB 
>  
> -- Mel, VE2DC 
>
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