ICOM IC-706MKIIG User Manual
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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT
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The IC-706MKIIG has a built-in, low distortion speech
compressor circuit. This circuit increases your aver-
age talk power in SSB mode and is especially useful
for DX’ing when the receiving station is having diffi-
culty copying your signal.
compressor circuit. This circuit increases your aver-
age talk power in SSB mode and is especially useful
for DX’ing when the receiving station is having diffi-
culty copying your signal.
➀
Select USB or LSB mode.
➁
Select the ALC meter.
• Push [DISPLAY] 1 or 2 times to select M, if necessary.
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select M3, then
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select M3, then
push [
(F-3)
MET] one or more times to select “ALC.”
➂
Select the mic gain display in quick set mode.
• Push [DISPLAY] for 2 sec.
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select Q2 MIC
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select Q2 MIC
GAIN.
➃
Adjust the mic gain.
• While transmitting at your normal voice level, the ALC
meter should read at about the middle of the ALC zone.
• Be sure the mic gain is in the range of 2 to 5.
➄
Select M4.
• Push [DISPLAY] 1 or 2 times to select M, if necessary.
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select M4.
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select M4.
➅
Push [
(F-2)
COM], then adjust [COMP GAIN] so that
the ALC meter reads within the ALC zone whether
you speak softly or loudly.
you speak softly or loudly.
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zone, your transmitted voice may be distorted.
[MENU]
[
(F-2)
COM]
[COMP GAIN]
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ALC
Adjust [COMP GAIN] so that the ALC meter
reads within the ALC zone.
reads within the ALC zone.
ALC zone
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The VOX (Voice-operated Transmission) function
toggles between transmit and receive with your
voice. This function provides an opportunity to input
log entries into your computer, etc., while operating.
toggles between transmit and receive with your
voice. This function provides an opportunity to input
log entries into your computer, etc., while operating.
➀
Select M4, then turn the VOX function ON.
• Push [DISPLAY] 1 or 2 times when S or G appears.
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select M4.
• Push [
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select M4.
• Push [
(F-1)
VOX] to turn the function ON.
➁
Select VOX GAIN in quick set mode.
• Push [DISPLAY] for 2 sec. then push [MENU] one or
more times to select Q4.
➂
While speaking into the microphone, adjust [VOX
GAIN] until the transceiver is transmitting.
GAIN] until the transceiver is transmitting.
➃
Select VOX DELAY in quick set mode.
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select Q3.
➄
While speaking into the microphone, adjust [VOX
DELAY] as desired.
DELAY] as desired.
➅
Select ANTI VOX in quick set mode.
• Push [MENU] one or more times to select Q5.
➆
If the receive audio from the speaker toggles the
transceiver to transmit during receive, adjust the
[ANTI-VOX] to the point where it has no effect.
transceiver to transmit during receive, adjust the
[ANTI-VOX] to the point where it has no effect.
➇
Push [DISPLAY] to exit quick set mode.
[MENU]
[
(F-1)
VOX]
[DISPLAY]
main dial
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