Section 4 Receive And Transmit; Operating Ssb - Icom IC-7100 Instruction Manual

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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT

Operating SSB

q
Select the desired frequency band. (p. 35)
w
On the Mode selection screen, touch "SSB" to select
the LSB or USB mode.
• When operating above 10 MHz, USB is selected fi rst;
when operating below 10 MHz, LSB is selected fi rst.
• After selecting LSB or USB, touch "SSB" again to toggle
between USB and LSB modes, if necessary.
• To select the data mode, after selecting LSB or USB,
touch "DATA" to select the data mode, if needed.
e
Rotate the Dial to tune a desired signal.
• The S-meter displays the received signal strength.
• The tuning step can be changed on the Tuning step selec-
tion screen by touching "kHz frequency." (p. 38)
r
Rotate [AF] (L)to adjust the audio to a comfort-
able listening level.
t
Push [PTT] on the microphone to transmit.
• The TX/RX indicator lights red.
y
Speak into the microphone at your normal voice
level.
u
If necessary, adjust the microphone gain or RF pow-
er on the Mic gain/RF power adjustment display.
q Push
(C) to open the MIC gain/RF
MIC/RF PWR
power adjustment display.
w Rotate [M-CH]
(L) to adjust the MIC gain, or
[BANK] (L) to adjust the RF power.
• To adjust the MIC gain, touch the TX meter to select
the ALC meter. And then, adjust it so that the ALC
meter reading stays within the ALC zone.
When the MIC gain is adjusted too high, your
transmitted voice may be distorted.
e Push
(C) to close the display.
MENU
i
Release [PTT] to receive.
L eft D isplay R ight
C enter
"LSB" or "USB" appears
TX meter
Convenient Receive functions
• Preamp and attenuator (p. 71)
• Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 75)
• AGC (auto gain control) (p. 72)
• Noise blanker (p. 76)
• Noise reduction (p. 77)
• Notch fi lter (p. 77)
• Receive fi lter width (HPF/LPF) (p. 169)
• Tone control (p. 169)
Convenient Transmit functions
• Speech compressor (p. 78)
• VOX (voice operated transmit) (p. 80)
• Transmit quality monitor (p. 81)
• Transmit fi lter width (p. 80)
• Tone control (p. 169)
4-2
The L, R, C or D in the
instructions indicate the
part of the controller.
L: Left side
R: Right side
C: Center bottom
D: Display (Touch panel)