Thanks, Tom.  I've figured out a good bit, I grabbed everything 
icanworkthisthing.com had.  I'm going to a e s this afternoon to get a 
synthesizer, and hopefully they can install it and set up the menu or 
set as icom calls it.  I may also get an autotuner.  There a couple 
things, first, I don't think there is a way to tell if the processor is 
on.  Second, I'm finding it hard to tell if I'm in memory or vfo mode. 
In memory mode, you can hit the channel button and then enter and a 
memory number and then enter to go to that number.  The problem is the 
vfo knob still changes frequency even when in memory mode.  In some ways 
I'd rather have a 480, but this radio is smaller and it is the first 
time I've won anything!!  I'll know more once I get it talking.
73
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
open Node 3148
Las Vegas


On Tue, 16 
Mar 2010, Tom Behler wrote:

>    Colin and all:
>
> I've been reading this discussion about the IC718 with interest, but have
> not been keeping up with specifics as well as I should be.
>
> First of all, congratulations, Butch!!!
>
> That reminds me of the time I went to Dayton in 2002 and came away with a
> THF6A.  Not quite as good of a prize as the 718, but I still use that THF6
> to this day!
>
> I did indeed have an IC718 for about 4 or 5 years, and actually loved that
> little radio.  Sold it to someone, though, to get funds for one of my
> Kenwood TS480's.
>
> Basically, you can't go wrong with the 718.  It is an excellent radio--not
> top of the line, but nowhere near the bottom either!
>
> I would have kept mine, if I had had enough money for one of the TS480's I
> wanted at the time.
>
> For Butch, I am not sure what kind of documentation you have, or what
> questions you need answers to, but feel free to tap into my wisdom, and I'll
> try the best I can to help.
>
> From what I remember, I did need sighted assistance to do some of the set-up
> functions, but after that, and once I had the UT102 voice chip installed,
> the rig actually became very accessible.
>
> I can look around later tonight if you'd like for any documentation I might
> still have, so let me know if you want it, and I'll try to send it along if
> I can find it.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: ic-718
>
>
>> i'm fairly sure tom had one of those IC718's as well.
>> i'm sure he can give some tips on how to use it.
>> likely same user interface as all the icom HF rigs.
>> which is very similar to kenwood, with slight variations on function
>> sequences and so on.
>> like cars, they all have a steerring wheel, four wheels, and an
>> engine...the
>> rest are just slight variations on the same general theem hi.
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>
>