Well said, Roy. ... Much better than I just did. HI!  HI!

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Nickelson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: icom IC-718


>I also use the 718 but have not tried to lock out any modes. However, you
> are only locking out one of the 4 so it might not be worth the effort.
> An example might be helpful
> on 10 meters the mode button toggles between AM, USB, CW, RTTY.
> If you for some strange reason need lsb on 10 meters you select usb and 
> then
> press and hold the mode button until lsb is announced.
> Hope this helps
> Roy
> AI4GO
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 10:09 PM
> Subject: icom IC-718
>
>
> Hi all, I'm a month or two off purchasing an Icom IC-718.
> I'll direct this question at tom as he seems to know enough about the
> 718 at this juncture.
> what I'd like to know is,
> if you're in the initial set menu, and you want to set something up say,
> the mode select function to lock out modes you're not legally allowed to
> operate, do you get any indication at all, whether it be via beep, or
> output from the ut-102 as to the mode you're on before you lock it out
> with the tuning dial?
> I plan on locking out the RTTY modes and using USB, LSB, AM, and both cw
> modes.
> I don't want to have to cycle through them all if I don't have to.
> thanks in advance.
>
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