[ICOM] 7600 and Dual Watch

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

Ed K1EP wrote:
> Why does the latest Icom ad in QST (Sept 2009) state that the 7600 
> has single receive (as compared to the 756ProIII which has dual receive)? 
>
>   
Neither has dual "receive". Both have dual watch which is a single
receiver that has two mixer/VFO's that allows you to hear two signals on
the same band. This feature was dropped in the 7700 for performance
reasons. The 7800 has 2 separate receivers.

Mike, W1NR