[ICOM] IC-7000

[John Geiger]

It may be that they have difference sensitivities in terms of the S meter.

Most rigs don't need the preamp on when on HF.  They are plenty sensitive 
enough as it is.

73s John AA5JG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Schwarz - KB8RTZ" <kb8rtz at oh.rr.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-7000


> Very much appreciate everyone's input.
>
> Stephen: Yes, I had turned off all three AGCs. All are turned on and the
> splatter went away.
>
> So, I plugged both the IC-7000 and the IC-718 into a t-adapter to
> monitor signal strength from both transceivers simultaneously. The
> pre-amp on both was turned off.
>
> 1. a signal strength S9 on the IC-718 reads S5-S7 on the IC-7000.
> 2. with the pre-amp on the IC-7000 turned on the signal strength matched
> that of the IC-718.
>
> Huh?? Is there that much rejection on the IC-7000? Seems way overkill to 
> me.
>
> I plan to take the IC-7000 back to where I bought and ask for it to be
> connected to their antenna and compare to their display IC-7000 unit and
> their display IC-718 unit. If the pre-amp has to be turned on that's a
> real disappointment.
>
> By the way, performing a factory reset didn't change anything. Evidently
> there were instructions to perform the reset right at the beginning that
> I passed right by.
>
> 73...Patrick...KB8RTZ...
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