The W32A was also a great ht until they restricted you from opening up the
receive with the key mode.
Icom says that's why they took the W2A off the market.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: ict90
> The ICW32A had a keyboard mod for opening up the receive though I think
> the
> later ones had it done from the factory. I've never done the one to the
> T90A, I don't even remember how to do it. I think it was done to my first
> one but not the new one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: ict90
>
>
>> the T2H has a keypad mod as well to open the receiver.
>> Its just too bad they forgot to add the AM option to listen to the air
>> band.
>> And, the procedure for opening up the ict90 is so easy as to be
>> rediculous.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 6:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: ict90
>>
>>
>>> Hi Colin;
>>>
>>> I don't think Icom has made a good HT. since the W2A.
>>>
>>> That was a great radio.
>>>
>>> You could open up the receive with a key mod.
>>>
>>> And, if you wanted to close it back up again just do the same thing.
>>>
>>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:48 PM
>>> Subject: Re: ict90
>>>
>>>
>>> >I used mine last week and I could barely remember...but then again,
>>> >with
>> up
>>> > to 4 functions per button on that silly thing, and sometimes more
>>> > depending
>>> > on which mode your in, its easy enough to forget something like that.
>>> > that said, I wouldn't mind horse trading my ICT90 for a THF6A just to
>> get
>>> > a
>>> > feel for that one.
>>> > I never use 6M around here and there is at least a somewhat used 220
>>> > repeater that i could use...that and I never use the TV band anyway so
>> the
>>> > better wide band FM receiver of the ict90 really doesn't matter to me.
>>> > 73
>>> > Colin, V A6BKX
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 3:37 PM
>>> > Subject: Re: ict90
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> you're right, hold it for I think it's a longer beep though I don't
>>> >> remember. That's bad, I haven't used mine in a month and already
>>> >> forgot
>>> >> that.
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:13 PM
>>> >> Subject: Re: ict90
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > don't you have to press and hold it for a second to start scan?
>>> >> > I thought that key changes from FM, to AM and Wide FM if you just
>> press
>>> > it
>>> >> > momentarily.
>>> >> > try pressing and holding for a second and see if that starts the
>>> >> > scan
>>> > up.
>>> >> > 73
>>> >> > Colin, V A6BKX
>>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> > From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 3:04 PM
>>> >> > Subject: ict90
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Hi;
>>> >> >> Now that I've moved I'm starting to unpack the radio gear. When
>>> > playing
>>> >> >> with the t90 I believe the manual suggested that you hit the pound
>> key
>>> >> > above
>>> >> >> the zero to scan memory channels. It didn't seem to change
>> frequency
>>> > if
>>> >> > the
>>> >> >> cw is to be believed.
>>> >> >> Any suggestions appreciated.
>>> >> >> Richard
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
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