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Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
Richard H. Eckhouse
Norm,
I'll let you know after I talk to the tech at MFJ. He's out on vacation until the end of next week. But I think it is a timing problem since the TUNER light comes on but the tuner is not activated except when I transmit say in FM mode. 73, Dick W1HIL From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of Norm Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 2:37 PM To: ic7000@... Subject: Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help On 12/28/2012 9:38 AM, Dick wrote: I have a similar problem with an MFJ-993 tuner. It worked as advertised with a 706. Wouldn't tune when I went to a 706IIG, and doesn't work with the current 7000 - same tuner, same cables. Works fine if I press the tune button on the tuner. Went back and re-tried the 706, and it still works correctly, but not the IIG or the 7000. This is pure conjecture, but I think it's a timing problem - the 706IIG and the 7000 don't hold the key line low quite long enough to start the MFJ tune sequence. For now, I use the tuner 'tune' button. Some day I'll get ambitious and put a 'scope on the key line and see what is really happening. Norm W6NIM |
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Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
Richard H. Eckhouse
Thanks, I did call MFJ but their tech is on vacation until the end of next
week. I think you are correct, however, since I can see the TUNER icon but the tuner itself is not activated. I guess I will just have to wait it out. 73, Dick W1HIL From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of D C _Mac_ Macdonald Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 4:27 PM To: IC-7000 Yahoo Group Subject: RE: [IC-7000] Auto tune help Check with the builder of the tuner! I know that at least one tuner manufacturer had to come up with a different activation method for their product when the 7000 came out. * * * * * * * * * * * * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * * (Since 30 Nov 53) * * k2gkk@... <mailto:k2gkk%40hotmail.com> * * Oklahoma City, OK * * USAF & FAA (Ret.) * * * * * * * * * * * * To: ic7000@... <mailto:ic7000%40yahoogroups.com>but for some reason it only tunes when I press the PTT and start to transmitnot from the TUNE button being pushed.[mailto:ic7000@... <mailto:ic7000%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Perrychecks for an external tuner during its initialization.cable and am not sure how this all works. I press the TUNER/CALL button on thethe SWR and frequency are displayed. |
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Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
Check with the builder of the tuner! I know that at least one
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tuner manufacturer had to come up with a different activation method for their product when the 7000 came out. * * * * * * * * * * * * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * * (Since 30 Nov 53) * * k2gkk@... * * Oklahoma City, OK * * USAF & FAA (Ret.) * * * * * * * * * * * * To: ic7000@... |
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Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
Richard H. Eckhouse
I don't think that is the problem since the tuner is powered from the
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IC-7000. Actually I have tried it both ways (wall wart and from the rig) and that doesn't seem to matter. I have the MFJ cable so it should work but for some reason it only tunes when I press the PTT and start to transmit not from the TUNE button being pushed. 73, Dick W1HIL -----Original Message-----
From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of Perry Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 3:26 PM To: ic7000@... Subject: Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help The tuner has to be powered on before you turn on the 7000 as the rig checks for an external tuner during its initialization. 73 de Perry K4PWO Sent on the SprintR Now Network from my BlackBerryR -----Original Message----- From: "Dick" <richard@...> Sender: ic7000@... Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:38:20 To: <ic7000@...> Reply-To: ic7000@... Subject: [IC-7000] Auto tune help I just purchased an IC-7000 along with an MFJ-929 auto tuner with Icom cable and am not sure how this all works. I press the TUNER/CALL button on the rig and 'Tuner' shows on the display but nothing more happens. If I hold the button for 2 seconds or more that doesn't change anything either. The 929 doesn't indicate the frequency and there doesn't appear to be any output. However, on SSB if I talk into the microphone the auto-tune features starts to work but takes a while to get a good SWR because the power output varies with my voice. On the other hand switching to CW or FM and keying the rig (CW) or the mike (FM) it rapidly matches up and both the SWR and frequency are displayed. I had thought that when you push the TUNE button it would auto-tune and I would be all set. I figured this is what you did when changing frequency and just listening. But this isn't what happens and it appears I have to transmit to get the auto-tune to work. Is my understanding incorrect? Any help would be appreciated. Dick, W1HIL ------------------------------------ Community email addresses: Post message: IC7000@... Subscribe: IC7000-subscribe@... Unsubscribe: IC7000-unsubscribe@... List owner: IC7000-owner@... ** "Spam, racism, name-calling, vulgarity, religious or political propaganda, personal insults and/or verbal abuse will not be tolerated in this group at any time. Any member posting such material will be placed on moderated status, and is subject to deletion and banning." ** Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Community email addresses: Post message: IC7000@... Subscribe: IC7000-subscribe@... Unsubscribe: IC7000-unsubscribe@... List owner: IC7000-owner@... ** "Spam, racism, name-calling, vulgarity, religious or political propaganda, personal insults and/or verbal abuse will not be tolerated in this group at any time. Any member posting such material will be placed on moderated status, and is subject to deletion and banning." ** Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
Richard H. Eckhouse
Thanks, I have the MFJ cable for the tuner so the power is supplied from the
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7K. I also enabled PTT and that works okay but I didn't want to have to use that feature to get it to tune up. I also went to remove the JP4 jumper per the MFJ instruction but it wasn't there. A call to MFJ was friendly but the tech I needed to talk to was on vacation. Dick, W1HIL -----Original Message-----
From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of Cody, Dennis H Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 1:06 PM To: <ic7000@...> Subject: Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help There are tuner settings in the 7k menu that need to be enabled. I enabled PTT so every time I hit PTT when going to a new freq it tunes and don't use tune button. Reminder the 7000 looks for a tuner on power up. So be sure and cycle power. Sent from iPhone 4S device. Dennis Cody wb5kca. On Dec 28, 2012, at 11:41 AM, "Dick" <richard@...<mailto:richard@...>> wrote: I just purchased an IC-7000 along with an MFJ-929 auto tuner with Icom cable and am not sure how this all works. I press the TUNER/CALL button on the rig and 'Tuner' shows on the display but nothing more happens. If I hold the button for 2 seconds or more that doesn't change anything either. The 929 doesn't indicate the frequency and there doesn't appear to be any output. However, on SSB if I talk into the microphone the auto-tune features starts to work but takes a while to get a good SWR because the power output varies with my voice. On the other hand switching to CW or FM and keying the rig (CW) or the mike (FM) it rapidly matches up and both the SWR and frequency are displayed. I had thought that when you push the TUNE button it would auto-tune and I would be all set. I figured this is what you did when changing frequency and just listening. But this isn't what happens and it appears I have to transmit to get the auto-tune to work. Is my understanding incorrect? Any help would be appreciated. Dick, W1HIL ------------------------------------ Community email addresses: Post message: IC7000@... Subscribe: IC7000-subscribe@... Unsubscribe: IC7000-unsubscribe@... List owner: IC7000-owner@... ** "Spam, racism, name-calling, vulgarity, religious or political propaganda, personal insults and/or verbal abuse will not be tolerated in this group at any time. Any member posting such material will be placed on moderated status, and is subject to deletion and banning." ** Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
Perry
The tuner has to be powered on before you turn on the 7000 as the rig checks for an external tuner during its initialization.
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73 de Perry K4PWO Sent on the Sprint? Now Network from my BlackBerry? -----Original Message-----
From: "Dick" <richard@...> Sender: ic7000@... Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:38:20 To: <ic7000@...> Reply-To: ic7000@... Subject: [IC-7000] Auto tune help I just purchased an IC-7000 along with an MFJ-929 auto tuner with Icom cable and am not sure how this all works. I press the TUNER/CALL button on the rig and 'Tuner' shows on the display but nothing more happens. If I hold the button for 2 seconds or more that doesn't change anything either. The 929 doesn't indicate the frequency and there doesn't appear to be any output. However, on SSB if I talk into the microphone the auto-tune features starts to work but takes a while to get a good SWR because the power output varies with my voice. On the other hand switching to CW or FM and keying the rig (CW) or the mike (FM) it rapidly matches up and both the SWR and frequency are displayed. I had thought that when you push the TUNE button it would auto-tune and I would be all set. I figured this is what you did when changing frequency and just listening. But this isn't what happens and it appears I have to transmit to get the auto-tune to work. Is my understanding incorrect? Any help would be appreciated. Dick, W1HIL ------------------------------------ Community email addresses: Post message: IC7000@... Subscribe: IC7000-subscribe@... Unsubscribe: IC7000-unsubscribe@... List owner: IC7000-owner@... ** "Spam, racism, name-calling, vulgarity, religious or political propaganda, personal insults and/or verbal abuse will not be tolerated in this group at any time. Any member posting such material will be placed on moderated status, and is subject to deletion and banning." ** Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
On 12/28/2012 9:38 AM, Dick wrote:
I have a similar problem with an MFJ-993 tuner. It worked as advertised with a 706. Wouldn't tune when I went to a 706IIG, and doesn't work with the current 7000 - same tuner, same cables. Works fine if I press the tune button on the tuner. Went back and re-tried the 706, and it still works correctly, but not the IIG or the 7000. This is pure conjecture, but I think it's a timing problem - the 706IIG and the 7000 don't hold the key line low quite long enough to start the MFJ tune sequence. For now, I use the tuner 'tune' button. Some day I'll get ambitious and put a 'scope on the key line and see what is really happening. Norm W6NIM |
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Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
Cody, Dennis H
There are tuner settings in the 7k menu that need to be enabled. I enabled PTT so every time I hit PTT when going to a new freq it tunes and don't use tune button. Reminder the 7000 looks for a tuner on power up. So be sure and cycle power.
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Sent from iPhone 4S device. Dennis Cody wb5kca. On Dec 28, 2012, at 11:41 AM, "Dick" <richard@...<mailto:richard@...>> wrote:
I just purchased an IC-7000 along with an MFJ-929 auto tuner with Icom cable and am not sure how this all works. I press the TUNER/CALL button on the rig and 'Tuner' shows on the display but nothing more happens. If I hold the button for 2 seconds or more that doesn't change anything either. The 929 doesn't indicate the frequency and there doesn't appear to be any output. However, on SSB if I talk into the microphone the auto-tune features starts to work but takes a while to get a good SWR because the power output varies with my voice. On the other hand switching to CW or FM and keying the rig (CW) or the mike (FM) it rapidly matches up and both the SWR and frequency are displayed. I had thought that when you push the TUNE button it would auto-tune and I would be all set. I figured this is what you did when changing frequency and just listening. But this isn't what happens and it appears I have to transmit to get the auto-tune to work. Is my understanding incorrect? Any help would be appreciated. Dick, W1HIL |
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Auto tune help
Dick
I just purchased an IC-7000 along with an MFJ-929 auto tuner with Icom cable and am not sure how this all works. I press the TUNER/CALL button on the rig and 'Tuner' shows on the display but nothing more happens. If I hold the button for 2 seconds or more that doesn't change anything either. The 929 doesn't indicate the frequency and there doesn't appear to be any output. However, on SSB if I talk into the microphone the auto-tune features starts to work but takes a while to get a good SWR because the power output varies with my voice. On the other hand switching to CW or FM and keying the rig (CW) or the mike (FM) it rapidly matches up and both the SWR and frequency are displayed.
I had thought that when you push the TUNE button it would auto-tune and I would be all set. I figured this is what you did when changing frequency and just listening. But this isn't what happens and it appears I have to transmit to get the auto-tune to work. Is my understanding incorrect? Any help would be appreciated. Dick, W1HIL |
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Re: [IC-7000] Re: tot
JEANLUC
Tks very much for the infos , happy newyear all.
Jean luc ve2ced From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of Steve W3AHL Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 9:01 AM To: ic7000@... Subject: [IC-7000] Re: tot The "new feature" seems to only apply to new firmware updates available for the IC-7600 & 7800. I find nothing about TOT being available for the 7K. Icom doesn't update 7K firmware.... Steve, W3AHL --- In ic7000@... <mailto:ic7000%40yahoogroups.com> , "Fritz Bock" <wd9fmb@...> wrote: Others Set mod. Turns the Time-Out Timer function ON (3, 5, 10, 20 or 30 minutes) or OFF. Increased security: If a continuous transmission exceeds the selected time period, this function will cut off the transmission, to prevent a prolonged transmission. (default: OFF) [Note]: This function will be activated only when you transmit using CI-Vcommands, or pushing [TRANSMIT] on the transceiver! <ve3fmc@> wrote: out function. Are you sure you do not mean the Auto Power Off timer? JEANLUC <jeanluc99ca@> wrote:Rick VE3FMC Have looked in the manual and no luck. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Re: tot
The "new feature" seems to only apply to new firmware updates available for the IC-7600 & 7800. I find nothing about TOT being available for the 7K. Icom doesn't update 7K firmware....
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Steve, W3AHL --- In ic7000@..., "Fritz Bock" <wd9fmb@...> wrote:
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Re: RS-BA1 Setup for Remote VoIP usage and Transmit Problem (Bug?)
You have to use an interface to get recieved and transmit audio into and out of the radio. Easiest way is to use a sound card interface like you use to work PSK. I use a signal link and it works fine.Find the set-up manual on the icom JP site is is very informative
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Re: tot
Fritz Bock
→ A new feature, the Time-Out Timer (CI-V) function is added to the Others Set mod. Turns the Time-Out Timer function ON (3, 5, 10, 20 or 30 minutes) or OFF. Increased security: If a continuous transmission exceeds the selected time period, this function will cut off the transmission, to prevent a prolonged transmission. (default: OFF)
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[Note]: This function will be activated only when you transmit using CI-V commands, or pushing [TRANSMIT] on the transceiver! --- In ic7000@..., "VE3FMC" <ve3fmc@...> wrote:
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Re: ALC question
VE3FMC
You do not adjust the ALC. If you have your mic gain adjusted properly the ALC should never go into the red section on the readout. If it is going there then you have too much mic gain.
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I can run the SSB power down from 100 watts to 5 watts and the ALC reading never changes. But if I run the mic gain up it changes the ALC, and my audio drives it into the red, which is too high. I never come close to driving the ALC reading up past that orange line underneath the bar graph which reads the ALC. On my highest voice peak the ALC reading just barely hits the end of the orange line below the bar graph. Rick VE3FMC --- In ic7000@..., "flashover_photography" <captain206@...> wrote:
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Re: tot
VE3FMC
I have owned a 7000 for 3 years and never knew there was a transmit time out function. Are you sure you do not mean the Auto Power Off timer?
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Rick VE3FMC --- In ic7000@..., JEANLUC <jeanluc99ca@...> wrote:
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Re: [IC-7000] Strange issues with output power
Ivan Silva
Yes.... it is about 2 hour work, many solder points and bolts to remove.
Driver, antenna connector etc But I bet 10 X 1 that's it. I get the relay on stock but I think it easy to get from Icom UK. Anyway¡ if you need help. I?m stby.. 73 _____ From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of George Sent: quinta-feira, 20 de dezembro de 2012 22:07 To: ic7000@... Subject: Re: [IC-7000] Strange issues with output power Ivan, Thanks, this is exactly what I had thought. I had guessed that the 10 metre filter is always connected, and is dumping the RF from the other bands. I will have a nose over the weekend and report back once I've found it. Thanks. George, M1GEO. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Re: [IC-7000] Strange issues with output power
Ivan Silva
I¡¯ve seen this problem more than once. Some relay from the harmonic filter
is stuck. In your case probably one for 10 meter band. Note that is the band it work better, 90 W. Because of it the other bands RF are forced to go through wrong coils and cap?s. 73 good luck Ivan _____ From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of George Sent: quinta-feira, 20 de dezembro de 2012 15:42 To: ic7000@... Subject: [IC-7000] Strange issues with output power Hi All. I have had an Icom IC-7000 for over a year now, having bought it second hand. Today I went to use the for a few SSB QSOs on 20 metres when I realised I couldn't get more than 40 watts out. Initially I thought that the PA amp may be at fault, but after playing around some more, I learned that the power I get varies wildly with band. Setting the radio to 100% power out, I get the following measured powers with a Bird Thruline into a dummy load: - 160 metres, 1 watt. - 80 metres, 1 watt. - 40 meters, 10 watts. - 20 metres, 40 watts. - 12 metres, 60 watts. - 10 metres, 90 watts. - 6 metres, 30 watts. - 2 metres, 49 watts (fine). - 70 cms, 37 watts (fine). It seems the issues are in the HF PA, i.e. anything on Antenna 1. I'm not sure what the issue is. I think something like a capacitor gone down, or a relay stuck? I'm not sure. Any help would be greatly received. Thanks in advance. George Smart, M1GEO. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Re: No Transmit Audio on VHF/UHF
wa4te
In my previous message I shoult have referenced No. 33346 where my issue is documented. Sorry Tom
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Re: Strange issues with output power
George
Hello again chaps :)
I've done some further investigation and I'm a little stumped as to what the next step should be. I firstly checked all of the LPF filter relays with a multimeter with the radio powered off, and confirmed that they were all in the normally-closed position, as would be expected with no power to the rig. I then measured the receive sensitivity and it seems fine, i.e. the standard (50uV = S9 for HF). I checked on all the bands, and it is the same sensitivity for them all (2m/70cm excluded, of course). If anyone has any ideas, it would be greatly appreciated. Best 73, and seasons greetings. de George, M1GEO (with help from G8OCV). |
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