[ICOM] 756 pro and ssb

[ve4xt at mts.net]

According to the manual for the P III, DC is still applied to mic Pin 1.

You still need a blocking cap but do not need an iC element.

73, kelly
ve4xt
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> From: ww3s at zoominternet.net
> Date: 2009/01/07 Wed AM 09:22:58 CST
> To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] 756 pro and ssb
> 
>  
>  I dont think the 756 Pro needs the iC element, does it? Thats what
> has me somewhat confused. The Pro set is one that worked quite well
> on my Kenwood, so I wasn't sure about the Icom, because I know some
> of the earlier models needed the iC element. And if you use that one,
> you need the adapter with the blocking cap, correct? I think the Pro,
> however, can use the standard element, and you don't need the adapter
> with the cap...... 
>  On Wed 01/ 7/09 10:31 AM , Walt Heilsnis - WB2VSJ
> wb2vsj at earthlink.net sent:
>   What meter are you using to read power? The Icom meter, an external
> watt meter? *Most* meters read avg pwr, that may be why you are seeing
> 100% on the continuous tone and lower on normal speech. Internal meter
> behavior will vary quite a bit between rigs. Normal speech is all over
> the map so 75% may be pretty good in your case.
>  Does your Heil set have the Icom element?? Here's a snippet from the
> heil website:
>  To accommodate the low-gain Icom designs, Heil Sound developed a
> high-quality condenser element, called the "iC" in our products
> designations, that provides the optimum frequency response,
> impedance, and (most importantly) sufficient gain to drive these
> earlier rigs. The "iC" element also works tremendously well with the
> "modern" types of Icom rigs, making it an ideal all-around
> microphone. This element is found in products including the iCM base
> station microphone, the Handi Mic iC, the Pro Set iC, Pro Set Quiet
> Phones iC, Pro Set Plus iC, BM-10 iC, the Traveler series, and the
> Classic iC.
>  Find a peak reading watt meter like the LP-100a and it'll let you
> know what's really happening.
>  73, Walt - WB2VSJ
>  -----Original Message-----
>  >From: ww3s at zoominternet.net [1]
>  >Sent: Jan 7, 2009 9:48 AM
>  >To: ICOM Reflector 
>  >Subject: [ICOM] 756 pro and ssb
>  >
>  > 
>  > I recently purchased a IC-756 Pro and it seems to work great on cw
>  >and rtty, not sure about SSB. I'm using my Heil Proset, and the
>  >adapter without the cap. I've set the bass to -2db and the treble
>  >to+5 db, as some suggested. I've tried both the narrow and mid
>  >compression settings. I just don't seem to be getting out. I can
> only
>  >get to about 75% on the power out meter, ALC and compression seem
>  >fine. Using the monitor function, the audio sounds ok. Is 75%
> typical
>  >to read on the meter? If I inject a tone, I can get 100%. In using
> the
>  >radio, I just don't seem to be getting out like I did with my
> TS-850.
>  >Just asking if this is typical with an Icom, as with my Kenwood, I
>  >could get near full scale power on voice peaks. 
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