Butch:

You are correct on not knowing when the processor is on or off, and also on 
not knowing whether you are in memory or VFO mode.

For that reason, I mainly stuck to using VFO mode, and kept things like 
emergency frequencies, and WWV, in the memories for reference.

Still and all, I think it is a great little radio, and you will love it once 
you get it up and running.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: ic-718


> 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
>>
>>
>