Trevor,

If I was a lot younger, I'd have an easier time of remembering how to change 
features, and the like, on the radio.  For now, I have purchased a netbook 
in order to load Ham Radio Deluxe, and if necessary, the Icom 7000 software 
in order to get at the features to make changes that I keep forgetting now, 
haha.  The audio settings on the 7000 is difficult to set due to the type of 
microphone that comes with the radio.  I sent my hand microphone to a guy in 
Arkansas who modifies the microphone for about 40 dollars.  This greatly 
improves the microphone but you have to turn the audio way back to keep from 
over modulating.  I am mostly a CW operator and it by far has the best 
receiver in it for CW that I have ever own.  The only real problem with the 
radio is not having enough documentation that is readable.  I have the 
manual but it doesn't read well after being stripped of the graphics.  It 
doesn't read well with the graphics either, haha.  I keep notes on various 
sections because, unless you use a particular part of the radio often, it 
is, as I said, at my advanced age of 59, easy to forget.  My youngest son, 
not a ham, comes over and looks up whatever part of the manual I am having 
trouble with and walks me through the menu settings required for whatever 
feature I am attempting to change.  Then I write down step by step notes to 
remind myself if I forget.

Phil.
K0NX






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trevor Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: SWR readings on the IC7000


> Hi Phil,
> Thanks for that information, I have only had the IC7000 a little over a
> Month and I'm still finding ways to get out of trouble.  Only this morning 
> I
> have ordered a Talking Watt meter looking forward to getting that.
> I like the radio but it is very easy to press the wrong button when in 
> menus
> so any good hints of your experience with it would be good. In time I will
> solve some of the issues I am sure.
>
> 73
>
> Trevor VK6YJ
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
> Sent: Sunday, 3 April 2011 11:31 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: SWR readings on the IC7000
>
>
>
> Trevor,
>
> I have a talking watt meter which reads the SWR  but after 2.5 years of
> running the Icom 7000, I don't believe it can be set to read the SWR.
>
> Phil.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Trevor Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:33 PM
> Subject: SWR readings on the IC7000
>
>
>> Hello All,
>> Can the SWR bee read out on the IC7000? Other speech outputs are being
>> read.
>> I have a sighted person look at the manual but even he gets lost in 
>> there.
>>
>> Thanks for any advice.
>>
>> Trevor.  VK6YJ
>>
>>
>>
>
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