Roy;

What is the power output on this radio and, does it do 160/6 or, 160/10?

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Nickelson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: ic-718


> hopefully, i like this radio so much I have 2 of them.  the only thing is 
> I
> don't use them near enough.
> Roy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:59 PM
> Subject: Re: ic-718
>
>
>    Roy:
>
> Yes, it's coming back to me now, so hopefully this will help those listers
> who have and use an IC718.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roy Nickelson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:48 PM
> Subject: Re: ic-718
>
>
> the channel button is your friend for knoing if you are in memory mode. it
> is easy if you only have a few memories.  This sounds imitating at first,
> and it is easy to get lost if you are wrong.
> pres 1 to go to memory mode
> 2. press the channel button
> 3. up arrow (buttom right button on the radio until the radio goes silent)
> 4. press and hold the lock button.
> 5. ut102 will say "clear"
> 6. press channel
> 7. press 1.
> 8 now back in bfo mode.
> Roy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:39 PM
> Subject: Re: ic-718
>
>
>    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
>>>
>>>
>>