megabyte@AMES.ARC.NASA.GOV> (01/18/90)
Does anyone know exactly what controls are contained in the remote unit for the Icom R71? In other words, what all can you control from the remote? -- Mark E. Sunderlin: IRS Technocrat in Winchester, VA aka Dr. Megabyte: megabyte@chinet.chi.il.us (703) 667-5203 "We're very kinky, in a Republican sort of way." - Sue Pauloz
Ed Schwalenberg <Ed@ALDERAAN.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM> (01/18/90)
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 90 21:14:11 GMT
From: "Dr. Megabyte"
<pacbell!att!chinet!megabyte%AMES.ARC.NASA.GOV@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu>
Does anyone know exactly what controls are contained in the remote
unit for the Icom R71? In other words, what all can you control from
the remote?
I have the remote; it's wonderful. You can control lots of things,
and some things are better on the remote than on the front panel, like
choosing FM mode, which is one keystroke instead of two.
The description below is from memory, and I haven't used the beast in a
few months (I spend all my "spare" time dealing with the QRM from our new
baby), so there might be minor errors, but:
The things you CAN'T do are:
Adjust the RF gain, squelch, passband tuning, notch filter, noise blanker,
etc.
Change bandwidth filters, tuning rate, AGC on/off.
Lock/unlock the tuning knob or change front panel illumination. :-)
Enter/leave Remote Mode. :-) :-)
You CAN:
Enter frequencies or memory-channel numbers directly.
Choose VFO A or B, copy a freq from one VFO to the other.
Tune up or down via FREQUENCY UP and DOWN buttons. In fine
tuning mode, these change by the usual 10 Hz/step. In coarse
tuning mode, these change by 500 Hz/step.
Choose mode (AM/FM/LSB/etc.).
Other things which I don't remember right now because I don't do them.
In short, if you're listening to shortwave broadcasts or scanning
favorite channels, the remote is a win. If you're trying to pick
out Radio Singapore amidst QRM and QRN, you're not going to be able
to do it from your armchair.
If you REALLY want to know, ask me via mail and I'll give you a blow-by-blow
with the unit at my side, instead of relying on my fuzzy memory.