Hi Phil;

I had the same 7000 for a week or so and, I had the experience you did.
However, it really frustrated me that the radio is so inaccessible.
What's more, when I spoke with Icom about it, the tech thought it was really humorous that someone would want to listen to beeps and boops.
I think if Kenwood could accomplish this, I can't understand why the others can't do this.
I mean to the best of my knowledge it's a computer program.

73 de Anthony


Sent from my iPod

On Apr 3, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Trevor,
> 
> If I was a lot younger, I'd have an easier time of remembering how to change 
> features, and the like, on the radio.  For now, I have purchased a netbook 
> in order to load Ham Radio Deluxe, and if necessary, the Icom 7000 software 
> in order to get at the features to make changes that I keep forgetting now, 
> haha.  The audio settings on the 7000 is difficult to set due to the type of 
> microphone that comes with the radio.  I sent my hand microphone to a guy in 
> Arkansas who modifies the microphone for about 40 dollars.  This greatly 
> improves the microphone but you have to turn the audio way back to keep from 
> over modulating.  I am mostly a CW operator and it by far has the best 
> receiver in it for CW that I have ever own.  The only real problem with the 
> radio is not having enough documentation that is readable.  I have the 
> manual but it doesn't read well after being stripped of the graphics.  It 
> doesn't read well with the graphics either, haha.  I keep notes on various 
> sections because, unless you use a particular part of the radio often, it 
> is, as I said, at my advanced age of 59, easy to forget.  My youngest son, 
> not a ham, comes over and looks up whatever part of the manual I am having 
> trouble with and walks me through the menu settings required for whatever 
> feature I am attempting to change.  Then I write down step by step notes to 
> remind myself if I forget.
> 
> Phil.
> K0NX
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Trevor Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: SWR readings on the IC7000
> 
> 
>> Hi Phil,
>> Thanks for that information, I have only had the IC7000 a little over a
>> Month and I'm still finding ways to get out of trouble.  Only this morning 
>> I
>> have ordered a Talking Watt meter looking forward to getting that.
>> I like the radio but it is very easy to press the wrong button when in 
>> menus
>> so any good hints of your experience with it would be good. In time I will
>> solve some of the issues I am sure.
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Trevor VK6YJ
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _____
>> 
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
>> Sent: Sunday, 3 April 2011 11:31 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: SWR readings on the IC7000
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Trevor,
>> 
>> I have a talking watt meter which reads the SWR  but after 2.5 years of
>> running the Icom 7000, I don't believe it can be set to read the SWR.
>> 
>> Phil.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Trevor Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:33 PM
>> Subject: SWR readings on the IC7000
>> 
>> 
>>> Hello All,
>>> Can the SWR bee read out on the IC7000? Other speech outputs are being
>>> read.
>>> I have a sighted person look at the manual but even he gets lost in 
>>> there.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any advice.
>>> 
>>> Trevor.  VK6YJ
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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