ah.
thanks. maybe I'm just making more work for myself.
ah well.
interesting the IC-718 doesn't have fm capabilities. I suspect that was 
by design. no matter, I don't want to play on the 10 meter repeaters 
just yet.
I still enjoy the challenge of working that hard to get dx station.
weird isn't it?
with the advent of the internet, IRLP, echoLink and whatnot, you'd think 
we'd all migrate there and not bother with unpredictable atmospheric 
conditions, but,,, where's the fun in that?
incidentally,
just out of interest,
if I were to do one full turn of the VFO on the IC-718, how far down/up 
the band would that revolution take me?
I ask this because the old Yaesu FT-757-GX-2 would move a full 10 kc 
with one revolution of the dial. and yes I like the direct frequency 
entry idea and the UT-102 but, there's times I just want to move around 
and not have to worry about should I or shouldn't I push that button 
just to find out where I am.
weird I know, but, there it is.

Shaun,
vk2fese,
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On 19/10/2008 1:55 PM, the old scribe known as Roy Nickelson was able to 
impart this pearl of wisdom:
> 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.
>