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Re: [IC-7000] Any changes?
John ZS5J
There has been a small but noticeable improvement in the microphone. The new microphones have a
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"Made in China" stamp on the back. The previous ones were made in Japan. Although there has been a slight improvement in the mic, IMHO I would still send the microphone off to Bob Nagy to do his mod on it. I sent both of my "made in Japan" mics to Bob, and it has made a HUGE difference. I have one newer "made in China" microphone that I decided not to send to Bob, thinking the improvements made by Icom would suffice. When I got the two back from Bob, and did some comparisons, I kicked myself for not sending the new Made in China mic off also. Bandwidth does still appear to be a problem, I only run in WIDE position - I think I have it set for 100 - 2900, and it gets very good audio reports setup this way. 73 John, ZS5J
On 18 Apr 2012, at 7:20 AM, Paul Manuel wrote:
I understand that somewhere along the line ICOM changed sources of the microphone and the original low audio problem was solved. That change did not solve the inability to use narrow transmit bandwidths. That evidently has to do with the DSP, and the QST review said ICOM had no intention of doing anything about it. I think the IC-7000 is a great rig and I'm very happy with it. I'd run narrow transmit bandwidth if I could but it doesn't bother me that I can't. I've had two Yaesu FT-857Ds and the 7000 beats it by a mile. In fact, if I had to sell a radio, I'd sell my FT-950 and keep the little 7000. 73, Paul K4PDM
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Re: [IC-7000] Any changes?
Paul Manuel <k4pdm@...>
I understand that somewhere along the line ICOM changed sources of the microphone and the original low audio problem was solved.
That change did not solve the inability to use narrow transmit bandwidths. That evidently has to do with the DSP, and the QST review said ICOM had no intention of doing anything about it. I think the IC-7000 is a great rig and I'm very happy with it. I'd run narrow transmit bandwidth if I could but it doesn't bother me that I can't. I've had two Yaesu FT-857Ds and the 7000 beats it by a mile. In fact, if I had to sell a radio, I'd sell my FT-950 and keep the little 7000. 73, Paul K4PDM
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Re: [IC-7000] Any changes?
Steve D <ve7kz@...>
The only change I am aware of is that all of 60 meters is now open as of serial number 0514455. This is of no use to those of us in Canada but that will hopefully change next year.
Steve - VE7KZ ________________________________ From: Murry B <murraybr@...> To: ic7000@... Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 10:47:17 AM Subject: [IC-7000] Any changes? Â I have an IC-7000 ordered and the dealer is just getting a new shipment tomorrow. Have there been any changes made lately that anyone know of? I know there were mic problems in the past. Murry VE9MB [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [IC-7000] Re: Audio setup
Mark Chalkley
Thanks for the info on the TBW settings - I think they're used no
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matter how you feed audio into the 7000, but if you run your audio in via pin 11 on the ACC port, you bypass both the mic gain and compressor circuits on the 7000, don't you? Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 1:36:04 PM, you wrote:
Agreed, I did a lot of testing with several locals also with 7000s and I found with my Heil mics that setting the compressor at 2 gave the punch Tom VE7TOM From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of Are you guys able to use the narrow transmit bandwidths? The QST review and I am using the stock mic with an IC-7000 of recent vintage. What is everyone 73, Paul K4PDM ------------------------------------ Community email addresses: *******************************************************************
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Any changes?
Murry B <murraybr@...>
I have an IC-7000 ordered and the dealer is just getting a new shipment tomorrow.
Have there been any changes made lately that anyone know of? I know there were mic problems in the past. Murry VE9MB
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Re: [IC-7000] Re: Audio setup
Tom Mitchell
Agreed, I did a lot of testing with several locals also with 7000s and
talked to many others. The results agree with others. Use the wide TBW setting and control your bandwidth via an external mic or equalizer. Narrowing the TX bandwidth creates ringing and hollow tube sounding artifacts. Also keep the compressor and mic gain lower than recommended as described in the manual helps. Over driving either or both magnifies the DSP artifacts. I found with my Heil mics that setting the compressor at 2 gave the punch needed but without loss of intelligibility. At default/manual's setting the intelligibility dropped but the bar graphs wiggled more. Tom VE7TOM From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of Paul Manuel Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:38 AM To: ic7000@... Subject: Re: [IC-7000] Re: Audio setup Are you guys able to use the narrow transmit bandwidths? The QST review and many comments on the web say that the radio must be used in the wide setting. That is my experience as well, as some strange-sounding digital artifacts crop up when I try to use narrow. I am using the stock mic with an IC-7000 of recent vintage. What is everyone else's experience with the TBW setting? 73, Paul K4PDM
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Re: [IC-7000] Re: Audio setup
Mark Chalkley
I thought that had been fixed a long time ago, but I might be thinking
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of something else. I don't know how practical it would be, but what are the chances we could do some sort of informal net at a pre-determined time, so anyone on the list could join and hear what other member's radio/antenna setups sound like, trade some advice on what sounds good, etc.? 90% of the rag-chewing I hear out there anyway is equipment-related, so we'd just be doing the same thing everyone else is, but in a bit more organized manner. With the mailing list, we might not have to pre-determine the frequency, depending on band openings, but we could just agree on a time, and settle the frequency issue a few minutes before... Mark WC1Z Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 10:38:17 AM, you wrote:
Are you guys able to use the narrow transmit bandwidths? The QST I am using the stock mic with an IC-7000 of recent vintage. What is 73, Paul K4PDM
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Re: [IC-7000] Re: Audio setup
Mark Chalkley
I have a pair of old (but pretty good for the day) Koss closed-back
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headphones, so I'll try those as you suggested. I wonder where the AF Detector Output (ACC pin 12) is in the overall circuit. I could feed that into my computer's sound card (or recorder) and record it. As you said, that's probably not the same as recording it after it's gone through the transmitter circuitry - who knows what effect that would have... I guess I could also press my Drake R8B into service using its line out into my computer or a recorder, with a foot or so of wire for an antenna and a dummy load or crank the power all the way down... Mark Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 10:10:54 AM, you wrote:
What everyone else said, and: . . . Get a set of closed-back headphones (Sennheiser HD-280 is . . . Set the sound level in the headphones _louder_ than the On-air testing is always worthwhile. You want to sound good . . Charles VA7CPC --- In ic7000@..., mchalkley@... wrote: ------------------------------------ Community email addresses: *******************************************************************
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Re: [IC-7000] New member IZ3IJG
Van
Welcome to the World of the IC 7000 Daniele.
You made a very good choice in buying the IC 7000, They are a great radio and you will have lots of fun with it. 73 Van WD6FGB From: ddonzap Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 3:11 PM To: ic7000@... Subject: [IC-7000] New member IZ3IJG Hi there! I'd like to apply as a new member for this group. My name is Daniele Donadel and my callsign is IZ3IJG. I presently live in Venice Island and I'm the proud owner of an IC-7000. My personal data can be verified at QRZ.COM (maybe following this link while logged in: http://www.qrz.com/db/iz3ijg). 73 es GD DX
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Re: [IC-7000] Re: Audio setup
Paul Manuel <k4pdm@...>
Are you guys able to use the narrow transmit bandwidths? The QST review and many comments on the web say that the radio must be used in the wide setting. That is my experience as well, as some strange-sounding digital artifacts crop up when I try to use narrow.
I am using the stock mic with an IC-7000 of recent vintage. What is everyone else's experience with the TBW setting? 73, Paul K4PDM
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Re: Audio setup
CharlesC <cpcohen1945@...>
What everyone else said, and:
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. . . Get a set of closed-back headphones (Sennheiser HD-280 is . . . a good choice), or "in-the-ear" earbuds . . . (Skullcandy "Ink'd" or similar) for monitoring. . . . Set the sound level in the headphones _louder_ than the . . . sound of your voice as you hear it without the phones on. On-air testing is always worthwhile. You want to sound good through another receiver -- not the local "monitor" circuit. . . Charles VA7CPC
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Re: [IC-7000] SWR scan function
C.Whitaker <whitaker@...>
de WB2CPN
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I hope you had the LDG out of the line when you scaned. You can adjust the length by comparing the SWR at both ends of the band, High and Low. That will tell you which way to go. 73 Clete +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
On 4/17/2012 9:36 AM, frixsix wrote:
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Re: [IC-7000] SWR scan function
Charles Scott <cscott@...>
Frode:
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When I used to use it, the SWR scan function worked great for me, but I wasn't concerned with actual values, just what frequency the minimum SWR was at. Does the dip show at the same point as your external meter? Chuck - N8DNX
On 4/17/2012 9:36 AM, frixsix wrote:
Hi Group,
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SWR scan function
Frode Igland
Hi Group,
The question may have been posed earlier, but my search did not reveal so. I recently used the SWR scan function for adjusting the length of a mobile whip antenna. The readings came out fairly plausible, but quite different from a separate Daiwa SWR meter between the rig and the external LGD AT100 ProII tuner. The SWR scan in the IC-7000 showed high SWR (red part of the scan column) in the low end of 40 m SSB, while the separate SWR was quite happy most of the way. I am perfectly aware that it could very well be the external meter that gave me some flawed readings, but my question is: Is the SWR scan function in the IC-7000 generally regarded as a reliable function, or is it a neat feature, but not really useful for exact meaures? 73 LA6VQ Frode
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Re: cable
Richard Wiklund <richard@...>
I've had no problem with the Prolific driver PL2303_Prolific. Here is the installation PDF that came on the disc with my cable.
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Re: [IC-7000] Audio setup
Mark Chalkley
Jim & Phillip,
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'm hoping I can just have one setup on everything except the TBW, and let the Narrow TBW setting give me the extra "punch" for DX'ing... Since I'm running the audio into the Accessory port, I think that bypasses both the gain and compressor sections of the radio, so I can leave them set for the handheld mic, and use the ones on the outboard pre-amp for the desk mic. I've got another cable to build and an iBox coming in tomorrow, so I should be ready to play this weekend... Mark WC1Z Monday, April 16, 2012, 6:42:13 PM, you wrote:
On 04/16/2012 04:22 PM, mchalkley@... wrote:All, It's tough listening to your own voice when you're in the same My 7000 lives in the car and I have a 7600 in the house. I had the For the recording, when I made a parameter change, I would say what Something like; "This is TBW Low", "Now TBW Mid" "Now TBW High".. 73 de Jim VE4CY
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Re: [IC-7000] Audio setup
Jim Townsend <jwt@...>
On 04/16/2012 04:22 PM, mchalkley@... wrote:
All,It's tough listening to your own voice when you're in the same room. Even using earphones. One thing you might try is to record the monitor output as you test. Then, when you're done, listen to the results and try pick out what you think is best. My 7000 lives in the car and I have a 7600 in the house. I had the advantage of recording the actual transmitted & received signal to my computer through the sound card. But, I imagine that recording directly from the 7K monitor output would be very close. For the recording, when I made a parameter change, I would say what I did over the air.. Something like; "This is TBW Low", "Now TBW Mid" "Now TBW High".. "Now compression is 3", etc... That way if I liked or didn't like what I heard on the recorded playback, I knew what setting caused it. That allowed me to eventually determine what settings that I thought sounded best. 73 de Jim VE4CY
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Audio setup
Phillip <zl2tze@...>
Hi Mark,
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I would do the basic set up with the monitor, then go on air call a few times request some on air testing and I am sure some one will help you out. Try to get some one 100 - 200 Ks away and then look for a bit of Dx and see what they think .. I have done it this way and I find a small tweak is required for DX .. All the best Phillip ZL2TZE
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From: mchalkley@... Date: 17/04/2012 09:23:10 To: IC7000@... Subject: [IC-7000] Audio setup All, I'm in the process of hooking a condenser mic, pre-amp/compressor strip, etc. up to my IC-7000. Does anybody have any suggestions on the best way to monitor the audio as I configure the compression, gain, etc.? The built-in monitor functionality works fine, but I don't think my ears can really hear the audio well enough to evaluate it when I'm talking at the same time... Any ideas? Should I just try to find someone who's not too far from my location in Jacksonville, FL to listen and make suggestions, or is there a better way? Thanks, Mark WC1Z
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Audio setup
Mark Chalkley
All,
I'm in the process of hooking a condenser mic, pre-amp/compressor strip, etc. up to my IC-7000. Does anybody have any suggestions on the best way to monitor the audio as I configure the compression, gain, etc.? The built-in monitor functionality works fine, but I don't think my ears can really hear the audio well enough to evaluate it when I'm talking at the same time... Any ideas? Should I just try to find someone who's not too far from my location in Jacksonville, FL to listen and make suggestions, or is there a better way? Thanks, Mark WC1Z
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Re: Control Head For Sale
glenn_fin <glennfin@...>
Hi Jim;
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If you don't mind me asking, what happened to your 7000 that it was beyond repair? Glenn NY4NC
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