when I tune, I am about to TX into the repeater. So I do ID. I don't have to worry about clobbering anyone going into the repeater. I only tap the PTT when I'm ready to TX, because I know the repeater

I use a LDG IT-100 tuner with a variety of different antennas. I have my IC-7000 configured to auto tune with PTT. To prevent any "whoopsies" TX'ing without tuning. Occasionally I use a 10m antenna to

you can program the radio to send a sequence of DTMF tones. Check the manual how to accomplish that. But you can’t just key up the radio and push the DTMF tones yourself on the mic. At least not with

proper generator grounding: http://gfretwell.com/electrical/portable_generator_ground.jpg —... ...-- Bob Mueller K8MD bob@...

this is correct, VOX will not work from the data jack (6-pin mini din) on the IC-7000. If you use the mic jack, then the VOX will work. I also agree, the signal link is a great device. It has VOX buil

Yesterday I conducted a portable operation for NPOTA. while I was transmitting the ic-7000 would beep and indicate "mic lock enabled" on the screen. It was very intermittent, and only happened while i

If it’s in an area that can ventilate the little bit of hydrogen gas, I’d go with deep cycle. They’re pretty much your least cost option. Are you planning a ISOpwr or some other method to isolate the

I was thinking that I would use the SignaLink SL-1+ with the Android phone. It never occurred to me to try the SignaLink USB with an OTG cable on Android. Will that work with Android? That would be id

I have been using an EZ digi with my IC-7000 and APRSdroid. When I want to do some APRS’ing, I power down the radio, unplug the mic from the face, plug in the EZ digi into the face, and then power the

Has anyone tried cutting the remote head cable for the IC-7000? Is it possible to cut the wire and add some type of connector in the center of the cable? It’s an expensive cable to experiment with. I’

If the part were still available, I'd probably let the scan rip! Since it's discontinued, I think I'll only scan 2m and 70cm. Thanks for the info!!! -- Bob Mueller bob@...

I have four primary repeaters in my area that I like to scan. Two are 2m machines, one 70cm machine, and one 6m. During the scan, the ic7000 makes a clicking noise. If i unselect the 6m machine from t