Re: [amsat-bb] Icom IC-7000 for satellite /P ?

[Emily Clarke <emily@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Andre,

It's a very nice transceiver (I saw it at Dayton) but it doesn't have 
dual VFO's, so basically it's the same operation as the 706MKII, 
Yaesu 817/897.

73,

Emily



At 12:08 PM 1/8/2006, Andre PH7AT wrote:
>Just read about the Icom IC-7000 portable transceiver.
>It is a very small HF to 70cm transceiver so in theory could be nice 
>for portable (satellite) operation.
>If I'm reading the documentation correctly however, it's not a full 
>duplex transceiver. It can do split
>but not full duplex cross-band operation. Am I correct on this?
>
>Is anyone using this rig for (portable) satellite operation (maybe 
>in combination with a seperate receiver)?
>I would like to hear your opinions.
>
>Thanks.
>
>73, Andre PH7AT.
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