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Re: Icom 706MKIIG for sat work?
- Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Icom 706MKIIG for sat work?
- From: "Paul Lenharr II" <kb3nds@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 16:16:59 -0400
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Something else you could always consider would be to use a regular scanner
for the downlink to hear yourself. I use an HT with arrow also. The uplink
is done through a Yaesu FT-50R and the downlink comes through an old 20
channel scanner. It works great.
On 7/5/06, Carl Yaffey <carl_yaffey@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> The 706 does not do duplex. I used one for a while for the 435 side.
> I used my other HF rig with a 2M converter.
>
> On Jul 5, 2006, at 1:37 PM, Stephen Brown Jr wrote:
>
> > I'm looking to purchase a 706MKIIG as my "do-all" rig. I currently
> > do not
> > have an HF rig, and this does HF/6m/2m and 440.
> >
> > Is anyone currently using one of these on any of the birds? I would
> > like to
> > hear your experiences if so. I am currently only operating AO-51
> > with my
> > HT(TH-D7AG) and I really enjoy the full duplex function so I can
> > hear my own
> > downlink. Does the 706 offer this feature?
> >
> > Thanks and 73,
> > Stephen
> > N1VLV
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