[VHFcontesting] IC-706 Cross Mode Operation

[Bill Rogers - K2TER]

Tom and Jon,

I ran into the same issue with my IC706 back a few years when I first put my
rover together.  Nothing beats CW to get the big station's attention. You
gotta get them to turn the beam your way then you are golden!  I sold my 706
off for that reason very reason.  When the IC746 came out I asked an ICOM
sales tech about this issue to try to figure out whether it had the same
issue.  He became very defensive and I never got a straight answer.

Does anyone know what other rigs IC746, IC7000, etc. suffer from this same
issue?

I use Kenwood TS-850s and TS-690s for my IF rigs in the rover now.  No
issues there...

73,
Bill
K2TER




-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of jcplatt1 at mmm.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:44 PM
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] IC-706 Cross Mode Operation

Hi Tom.  I am no help on the '706.  Some radios use lower sideband for CW
mode, hence the problem.   I do know that the FT857/897 series uses USB
which makes CW <-> SSB cross mode contacts much easier.  There is also a
software selection to enable CW capability while in USB mode so that I can
simply squeeze the keyer & send CW while in USB mode.  As you point out,
being able to work cross mode is a real advantage for a rover and I am
always thankful for the fix stations that are good with CW.   Sorry that I
can not help you out with the '706 tho.

73, Jon
W0ZQ

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