I agree. The IC-7000 I think does so it's making it's way in to the smaller
radios.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: question on kenwoods
> Hi.
>
> I think you have to take into account the fact that the IC706 is
> essentially an economy radio as is the IC718, whereas in it's day, the
> IC751 series was top of the line equipment. That makes a
> difference. Also, the '751A has a much larger footprint than the '706
> series radios--there is a lot more room for frills in there.
>
> I think that if you understand the markets the two radios were being
> pitched at, then the absence of functions like the monitor function
> actually makes some sense.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 10:17 PM 1/13/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>>Well, that's pretty pathetic if it doesn't. My 751A had one, and that was
>>back in the days before menus.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 15:12
>>Subject: Re: question on kenwoods
>>
>>
>> >I know for fact the 706 doesn't have it, I don't think the 718 had it
>> >though
>> > it's been a while since I worked with one. I'm not sure on the 746 pro
>> > either though that probably does, I do know for fact the 706 doesn't
>> > have
>> > a
>> > monitor feature. I still say icom menus aren't that bad, yaesu is by a
>> > billion times the worst. I can't tell you how many sighted people I
>> > know
>> > who've sold them for that reason. I'm not sure if the Icom 718 had a
>> > monitor
>> > feature but I seem to remember it didn't. I could be wrong.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:58 PM
>> > Subject: Re: question on kenwoods
>> >
>> >
>> >> That surprises me, John. Maybe it's burried deep in some obscure
>> >> menu.
>> >> That's usually the Icom approach.
>> >>
>> >> Steve
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 21:22
>> >> Subject: Re: question on kenwoods
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>I think the low end icoms don't have that feature but pretty much all
>> >>>the
>> >>> kenwoods have it.
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:20 PM
>> >>> Subject: Re: question on kenwoods
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> William,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Audio monitoring is pretty much standard on all HF transceivers,
>> >>>> although
>> >>>> the way you access it differs from radio to radio. On the 480, you
>> >>>> press
>> >>>> and hold the 4 on the keypad, and when the speech says "TX Monitor",
>> >>>> you
>> >>>> turn the monitor volume up and down with the Channel knob.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Steve
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>> From: "William Sallander" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>>> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 18:37
>> >>>> Subject: question on kenwoods
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>I am interested in a couple of the new kenwoods, the TS-2000,
>> >>>>>TS2000x
>> >>>>>or
>> >>>>> the TS-580SAT.
>> >>>>> I realize there has been lots of posts about those rigs but my
>> >>>>> question
>> >>>>> is:
>> >>>>> Is there a way to monitor your transmit audio through headphones
>> >>>>> for
>> >>>>> equalization purposes? If not, is there any way to do that at all?
>> >>>>> If
>> >>>>> none
>> >>>>> of those rigs will allow me to do any thing like that will any of
>> >>>>> the
>> >>>>> Icom
>> >>>>> flavors let me do that?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
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