D Drive Gain Adjustment - Icom IC-7800 Instruction Manual

D Drive gain adjustment

[METER] [DRIVE]
Drive gain range
5
1
5
S
0
50
I
10
D
0
2
P
O 1.5
10
1
0
SWR
COMP
ALC
9
+
20
+
40
+
60dB
10
100 150
15
200
A
250
∞
3
W
20
dB
44
52V V
D
The drive gain can be activated for the all modes ex-
cept SSB without speech compressor to adjust the am-
plifying gain at the drive stage.
Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating
frequency to make sure transmitting won't cause inter-
ference to other stations on the same frequency.
q Push [METER] to select the ALC meter.
w Push [PTT] (microphone; SSB with [COMP] ON, AM
or FM), key down (CW) or push [TRANSMIT] (RTTY
or PSK) to transmit.
e While talking into the microphone, keying down or
transmitting, rotate [DRIVE] so that the ALC meter
reading swinging within 30 to 50% of the ALC scale.
(see left)
• Talk into the microphone at your normal voice level.
r Release [PTT], stop keying or push [TRANSMIT]
again to return to receive.
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BASIC OPERATIONS
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