via a computer interface maybe, but then what's the point since a computer
can just as easily decode rtty as the 7000...the only advantage of a built
in decoder on the 7000 is that the rtty message comes up on the screen.
You can probably aquire the data from the accessory or data jack on the
radio, but it would likely still be in raw format and you would have to have
a computer decode it anyway.
The voice readout won't read that sort of info from the screen. It only
indicates frequency/memory, mode and S meter.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Moore" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: ic7000
>
> Phil,
> I read that the 7000 has a built-in rtty decoder. I wonder if tht is
> something we'd be able to use.
>
> Chris w1gm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 10:58 PM
> Subject: Re: ic7000
>
>
> > Richard,
> >
> > I originally ordered, or was planning to buy, the IC 706 but the
salesman
> > at
> > HRO told me that all the filtering I ordered would not have slots for
them
> > in the 706 so I'd have to pick out the two filters I wanted the most.
> > However, he said, if I got the IC 7000 instead, all the filters I
wanted,
> > and more, plus the speech board, were standard in the radio. In short,
> > the
> > 706 is a stripped down model of the 7000 and because I in fact wanted
all
> > the crystaling I could get, I went for the 7000 and actually didn't
spend
> > any more money. Of course, the 706 was about 925 dollars and with two
> > additional crystal filters, it would have run about 200 dollars more is
> > all
> > but I wanted all the extra filtering I could get. So it cost me 1300
> > dollars. I do have the manual in print but you know what happens when
all
> > those graphics are stripped out and the text is lifted. I mean, when
they
> > say a picture is worth a thousand words, for the blind guy trying to
read
> > a
> > stripped down version of the manual, truer words have never been spoken.
> > I've learn a lot
> > on my own, a little from the manual, and every so often, my youngest son
> > comes over and looks something up in the manual to help me figure more
> > out.
> > I haven't gotten into the menu structure yet, like with setting memories
> > and
> > all, but I've read some and it won't take much to get it done. I'm
still
> > in
> > the receive mode, sort of speak, and I can go any place, switch to any
> > mode,
> > fine tune signals, check frequencies, signal strength, and everything
one
> > would need to know about receiving but I'm also learning short cuts to
> > accomplish various functions concerning signal and band tuning and the
> > like.
> > I'm getting my antenna back up this week so I'll have something better
to
> > listen on than a long wire and I plan on learning how to scan from the
> > panel
> > settings and setting memories and how to get to them. One thing that
> > makes
> > life so much easier is the Millennium QSYer that I bought for 50 dollars
> > from John Hansen. That handles many front panel key commands but it
> > doesn't, in and of itself, let you program memories, although you can
type
> > in a frequency and then put it into memory. So, in short, every day, I
> > learn something knew. I also bought the desk microphone so I could scan
> > up
> > and down from that in 5 Hz steps so that helps, too. The VFO knob has 4
> > settings. One allows you to click unit by unit and that can be as low
as
> > 1
> > single Hz at a click. It depends upon which mode you are in, sideband,
> > CW,
> > and so on. So in that manner, I'm able to scan through bands without
> > touching the radio keys but you can scan from there as well and that is
> > the
> > part I haven't learned to do as of yet. There is an audible beep, and
an
> > audible click, inside the radio, at band edges, that is, at the top and
> > bottom of each ham band. That actually helps more than it seems just
> > talking about it but it is also weird to put the VFO knob in the click
> > mode
> > and the 1 Hz mode, and click it once from 7.0 and find you are up only
one
> > single Hz. The other three knob settings allow for smooth tuning but
with
> > tension from high to medium to loose so you can really spin fast through
> > the
> > bands or even jump to other bands with a small turn of the dial. If you
> > leave it in heavy tension setting, you aren't likely to bump the knob
off
> > frequency and fine tuning even becomes better. So, I've just scratched
> > the
> > surface and am looking forward to all the other features I haven't
learned
> > as of yet. If a guy is looking for something simple to use, I mean,
> > pulling
> > it right out of the box and plugging it in and calling CQ, the Icom 7000
> > is
> > certainly not the radio you would want. If I wanted that, I'd pull my
Ten
> > Tec Omni D out of the box over here, plug it in, and fire it up. But
> > digital everything has sparked my interest in recent years and if one is
> > patient, it is a better way to go but it does change your way of
operating
> > and thinking before you start fiddling around with all the buttons. I
> > love
> > the crystal filter tuning and I've also had a lot of fun on the AM and
FM
> > broadcast bands tuning around, too.
> >
> > Phil.
> > K0NX
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 7:41 PM
> > Subject: ic7000
> >
> >
> >> Hi;
> >> I have been interested in your progress with the ic7000. I was
initially
> >> looking at a ts480 but after adding filters and speech I don't think
> >> there
> >> is lots of difference in price. How have you done navigating the
menus?
> >> Did the radio come with a speech board? Did you need or want to buy
any
> >> extra filters?
> >> Richard
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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