Phil, I am right there with you.  The thing that makes it harder is in some 
situations you can do the same thing several ways with the 7000.  Which 
software do you use with it?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 11:06 AM
Subject: IC7000


> 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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