there's no reason monitor and any other conceivable feature can't be in the
newer small radios, like the ic-7000, since its all microprocesor bassed
and surface mount...you can fit much more functionality into a tiny space
then ever before.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: question on kenwoods
>
> 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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1/14/2008
> >>5:39 PM
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >
>
>
>
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