Phil,

Does the 7000 have synchronous detection?  That may not be high on your list 
of must-have features, but it's one of the best features of the 2010, and 
almost impossible to find elsewhere.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 14:16
Subject: Filtering report of the IC7000


>I have tuned in some strong CW signals compared to the weaker ones I
> reported on the other day.  The S9 signals tune down to about 80 Hz 
> compared
> to the narrow 12 to 14 Hz of the weaker signals.  I am saying that 
> anything
> outside these thresholds, top and bottom, means the signals simply isn't
> there; they are gone, that is, cut off.  Pretty narrow tuning.  I am also
> copying weaker signals, that when tuning passed them with wider filtering,
> such as in the sideband mode and are hardly copyable, once the CW filters
> mode is buttoned on, the signals come up to a Q5 copy level and then can 
> be
> made even stronger by fiddling with the tuneable filtering.  I've also
> tested the notch filter used for zeroing out a carrier that comes on.  It
> vanishes when you hit the right frequency but very little change is 
> noticed
> in the background noise characteristics of the receiver.  I also got a lot
> of time during Sweep Stakes to play around with the sideband filtering and
> witnessed first hand how narrow you can tighten down on a sideband signal
> and still copy him just fine.
>
> I still haven't learned how to set memories or scan, you get mighty tired 
> at
> spinning the dial at 1 or 10 Hz, so I plugged in the desk microphone I
> purchased because I knew it would have up and down scanning buttons, which
> it does.  Those work fine other than the fact you have to hold them down
> during the scan and it would appear, from my frequency readings, that you
> are jumping 5 Hz in the sideband mode on the default setting so it works
> pretty well.  It is pretty quick but not too fast that you just whiz 
> passed
> the signal before you know it.
>
> Dumb me.  I discovered this week, too, just playing around, it covers the 
> FM
> broadcast band but for good fidelity, I'm going to find me a bigger, 
> basier,
> speaker because those in the radio are pretty tinny sounding.  In short, 
> it
> would appear the 7000 will replace all my radios by a wide margine and 
> this
> includes my beloved Sony 2010 I have had for years.  The 7000 is about the
> size of a cigar box but you can pound nails with it due to its metal
> construction.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>