[RTTY] RTTY with an Icom radio

[Doug Hall]

765 or 756? Jim's comment about it being bombproof make me think it
really is the older 765, and not any of the newer rigs.

The older IC-765 really was a great radio. It works well on RTTY, and
can handle FSK as well as AFSK. When wired for FSK you can also use
narrow filters in the IF which is nice.

73,
Doug, K4DSP

On 6/7/07, Bill Turner <dezrat at copper.net> wrote:
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> On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:10:34 +0100, Jim Steel - M0ZAK
> <m0zak at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi guys,
> >       I'm considering the purchase of an Ic765... how do they perform on
> >RTTY / digimodes, any radio can afsk but will it fsk and are they really as
> >bombproof as the reviews on eHam suggest? Currently have an FT990 which I
> >would reluctantly get rid of to accommodate the Icom.
> >
> >       Thoughts, experiences and opinions please...good, bad or ugly.
> >
> >Jim
> >M0ZAK
>
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>
> You didn't say which model of IC-765 you are considering. If it is a
> new one, it would be the Pro3, which I have. I've never used the
> previous versions so I can't comment on them.
>
> For RTTY I can find no fault with the Pro3. It is one of very few rigs
> designed with RTTY in mind and not with RTTY as an afterthought. It
> has a "RTTY filter" mode which adds an FM-like limiter function and
> can help greatly under some reception conditions where QRM and QRN are
> heavy. This filter system is also used in the IC-746Pro and I believe
> in the top end model too.
>
> It has a purely digital IF system so there are no expensive crystal
> filters to buy.
>
> Also, you will love the spectrum display, especially for contesting. I
> have mine set to show a 25 kHz bandwidth and it is great for finding
> signals in a band which is apparently dead. For example, I can go
> quickly to ten meters and know in a few seconds if anyone is on.
>
> The Pro3 is a bit expensive if you buy one new, but it is likely the
> last radio you will ever need. You won't be disappointed.
>
> Bill W6WRT
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