Still running my IC-7000 in the car in typical Chicago winters....for over 6 years now..? with turbo tuner and tar hell antenna...
No issues aside from replacing the inline fuse holders with a in line circuit breaker ( from audio high power versions) .
Still the best radio for mobile use.
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On Dec 13, 2021, at 17:31, WA8Y Steven <stevenlinley@...> wrote:
Thanks,
That make the price for replacing a 7000 for a 705 around $2000
But good to know, they exist.
It’s been worth it. I have a 7000, if I don’t use it for a month, I have to get out the book. Ran the 705 for six months before the amp. Worked a bunch on 10 watts, even ‘dx pile-ups. The two inch speaker is good enough. K1EL keyer, built in. Running SDR software, so ALL the menu buttons and pan adapter are on the big screen. WiFi server built in. Ran it from an iPad.
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Re: Ic7000 and no CAT response, HRD will not recognize ic7000
Rick Silverston, there are four 3.5mm jacks on the rear of the ic7000,all in the same horizontal plain.? Please be 100% sure you are installing the cable from the computer into the proper 3.5mm ?jack, I speak from costly experience!? See page 18 of icom 7000 instruction manual, particularly the illustration at the bottom of the page 9 (REMOTE) 73// John K3NOQ/K5 ? ? Sent from for Windows ?
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Thanks,
That make the price for replacing a 7000 for a 705 around $2000
But good to know, they exist.
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?The IC-705 would need a
100-200 watt amplifier and manufacturers don't want to make them. Yes they do…
Works just fine. ?4 watts of drive from the 705, 100 out. Auto band switching, full QSK.
Book says stay under 30 wpm. Got one burp at 35, never again. Guess it practiced.
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?The IC-705 would need a
100-200 watt amplifier and manufacturers don't want to make them. Yes they do…
Works just fine. ?4 watts of drive from the 705, 100 out. Auto band switching, full QSK.
Book says stay under 30 wpm. Got one burp at 35, never again. Guess it practiced.
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Yes,? Same result.? No problems with my 7300, 9700 or 756 Pro-III. The odd control head for the 7100 has kept me at bay.??  ? 73, Russ KW6T
On Monday, December 13, 2021, 09:46:30 AM PST, WA8Y Steven <stevenlinley@...> wrote:
The Birdies and pops may be from your mobile installation.? Have
you tried it in your shack?
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The Birdies and pops may be from your mobile installation.? Have
you tried it in your shack?
The IC-7100 was the replacement.? The wedge shape control head
seem more suited for a desk than a dashboard but it works.? Some
guys are using IC-7300 for mobile.? The IC-705 would need a
100-200 watt amplifier and manufacturers don't want to make them.
Steve WA8Y
On 12/13/2021 10:59 AM, hrd998cc via
groups.io wrote:
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Yes, they are getting up in
age.? My new-to-me 7000 was run mobile most of its previous
life and developed major problems.? It was given to me, so I took
the risk and had it repaired for mobile use.? It now
has new problems.? Though it does work on all bands, sadly,
the receive now pops in the background, and it has birdies
that come and go.?
Perhaps well-cared-for 7000's
will continue for years to come?? They may, but in my case, I
am looking at new radios for my mobile.? If Icom would come
out with a new radio similar to the 7000, I would buy one
immediately!?
Russ KW6T
On Monday, December 13, 2021, 07:31:40 AM PST, K2CWM
<k2cwm1@...> wrote:
I guess we all have to
realize, our beloved '7000 radios are getting old (hi hi)
and nothing lasts forever. Since Icom has discontinued the
radio (sad), they cannot be replaced, so we all do our
best to take care of them. Each day I fire up my 13 yr old
'7000, I hold my breath (hi hi). I keep mine clean inside
and out, keep it cool (important), and make sure it always
sees a good match when transmitting. Mine is almost always
used on CW (chasing SKCC contacts), and rarely run it more
than 50% power.
So far, so good! ;-)
Curt K2CWM NJ
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Yes, they are getting up in age.? My new-to-me 7000 was run mobile most of its previous life and developed major problems.? It was given to me, so I took the risk and had it repaired for mobile use.? It now has new problems.? Though it does work on all bands, sadly, the receive now pops in the background, and it has birdies that come and go.?
Perhaps well-cared-for 7000's will continue for years to come?? They may, but in my case, I am looking at new radios for my mobile.? If Icom would come out with a new radio similar to the 7000, I would buy one immediately!?
Russ KW6T
On Monday, December 13, 2021, 07:31:40 AM PST, K2CWM <k2cwm1@...> wrote:
I guess we all have to realize, our beloved '7000 radios are getting old (hi hi) and nothing lasts forever. Since Icom has discontinued the radio (sad), they cannot be replaced, so we all do our best to take care of them. Each day I fire up my 13 yr old '7000, I hold my breath (hi hi). I keep mine clean inside and out, keep it cool (important), and make sure it always sees a good match when transmitting. Mine is almost always used on CW (chasing SKCC contacts), and rarely run it more than 50% power.
So far, so good! ;-)
Curt K2CWM NJ
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I guess we all have to realize, our beloved '7000 radios are getting old (hi hi) and nothing lasts forever. Since Icom has discontinued the radio (sad), they cannot be replaced, so we all do our best to take care of them. Each day I fire up my 13 yr old '7000, I hold my breath (hi hi). I keep mine clean inside and out, keep it cool (important), and make sure it always sees a good match when transmitting. Mine is almost always used on CW (chasing SKCC contacts), and rarely run it more than 50% power.
So far, so good! ;-)
Curt K2CWM NJ
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Re: PL tone missing from Data port
?I'll back off my "design flaw" designation and call it a "design oversight"? Neither, you wouldn't want a tone superimposed on a high speed data stream.? With 1200 baud data the tones are well above subaudible, so not an issue.? Another consideration is few (any?) voice repeaters would successfully repeat 9600 baud FM data so there'd be little point in ensuring there'd be CTCSS or DCS for that mode.? But that's a great point to know about the 7000, I would've figured PL wouldn't have been on either of the data ports.? Makes me wonder how my other radios handle this. Mark K5LXP Albuquerque, NM
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On Dec 9, 2021, at 11:23 PM, WA8Y Steven <stevenlinley@...> wrote:
? CI-V? It's a 3.5mm jack
Steve WA8Y?
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Re: Ic7000 and no CAT response, HRD will not recognize ic7000
CI-V? It's a 3.5mm jack
Steve WA8Y?
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Ic7000 and no CAT response, HRD will not recognize ic7000
saw your messages and think that cable will address my issues too. ?The USB side goes to computer, where does the other end connect?
Thanks
Rick
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Re: PL tone missing from Data port
Don AB1PH and Charles VA7CPC,
You are "spot on"...the CTCSS tone is, indeed, injected into the TX path in 1200 mode, but not 9600 mode.? Now I can participate in the aforementioned repeater nets, but have to find another solution for VARA FM WIDE, which wants 9600.
I'll back off my "design flaw" designation and call it a "design oversight" (or what Microsoft would call an "unadvertised feature").
Thanks to all who participated in my quest.
73 and closing down,
Tony KF3AK
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Re: PL tone missing from Data port
FWIW --
A wild, off-the-wall guess:
. . . Is it possible that the CTCSS tone is generated when the DIN "data" jack is used,? . . . when the IC-7000 packet baud rate is set to 1200 baud,
. . . but not generated when it's set to 9600 baud ?
See pg 116 of the manual.
It's easy enough to try out . . .?
I don't see anything in the manual that suggests that "CTSS tone generation" is dependent on packet baud rate, which is why I label this "off-the-wall".
.? ? ?Charles / va7cpc
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Re: PL tone missing from Data port
Good luck.
Remember, 1200 baud flows through?the standard audio. ?9600 goes straight to the modulator.
On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 3:28 PM < kf3ak@...> wrote: Don,
Thanks for your response.? You have touched on something (1200) that I haven't tried.? My SignaLink is jumpered for 9600 for high speed VARA FM.? I will try 1200, but it may take a while, as the SL is lashed down in my Go kit.
I'll let you know what happens..
Thanks and 73,
Tony
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Re: PL tone missing from Data port
Don,
Thanks for your response.? You have touched on something (1200) that I haven't tried.? My SignaLink is jumpered for 9600 for high speed VARA FM.? I will try 1200, but it may take a while, as the SL is lashed down in my Go kit.
I'll let you know what happens..
Thanks and 73,
Tony
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Re: PL tone missing from Data port
On 12/6/2021 12:16 PM, kf3ak@... wrote: My conclusion is that the absence of the PL is a design flaw in the IC-7000. I don't know if it was a design flaw or just engineering for digital communication. The connector that you are using on the back of the radio is typically not used for repeater operation. They may have chosen to insert the audio for digital communications in a different spot of the transmit audio path then the microphone takes. PL tone requires low frequencies to pass thru to the modulator. Icom may have chosen to pick a spot to inject the digital audio in place in the audio path that does not have the same frequency response requirements. Joe
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Re: PL tone missing from Data port
Ok, I have been staying out of the discussion but ...
I use an echolink connection through my IC-7000 as one of my echolink deployments.
The transmission audio is sent through the 6 pin mini-din.
I am using the 1200 baud audio connections.
My IC-7000 sends the PL tone and properly triggers the repeater and the tone is produced by the IC-7000.
On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 12:16 PM < kf3ak@...> wrote: Guys,
Thank you for your responses.
The basic question is: Why do the PL tones not appear in the transmitted FM signal along with the modulation created by the SignaLink? ?
We are all agreed that the PL tones are generated in the 7000, not in the Signalink or elsewhere.
No one has shown how the PL can be injected into the transmitted signal without additional hardware.
My conclusion is that the absence of the PL is a design flaw in the IC-7000.? I have observed the expected response from my IC-208 dual band rig, so Icom knows how to do it but overlooked it in the 7000. I'll just have to live with it...bummer.
Thanks again and 73,
Tony KF3AK
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Re: PL tone missing from Data port
Guys,
Thank you for your responses.
The basic question is: Why do the PL tones not appear in the transmitted FM signal along with the modulation created by the SignaLink? ?
We are all agreed that the PL tones are generated in the 7000, not in the Signalink or elsewhere.
No one has shown how the PL can be injected into the transmitted signal without additional hardware.
My conclusion is that the absence of the PL is a design flaw in the IC-7000.? I have observed the expected response from my IC-208 dual band rig, so Icom knows how to do it but overlooked it in the 7000. I'll just have to live with it...bummer.
Thanks again and 73,
Tony KF3AK
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Carl
K2CWM