The IPO feature allows the operator to optimize the characteristics of the receiver front end, depending on the current
noise level and the strength of incoming signals.
Press the [ IPO ] button repeatedly, to set the desired
characteristic of the receiver front end, according to the
chart below.
AMP1: Amplifies the incoming signals, using a low
distortion RF preamplifier (gain: approx. 10
dB).
AMP2: Amplifies the incoming signals, using a
2-stage low-distortion RF preamplifier (total
gain: approx. 17 dB).
Bypasses the RF preamplifier, yielding direct
IPO:
feed to the first mixer.
The selected receiver RF preamplifier will be indicated
in the IPO column of the Block Diagram Display on the
TFT display.
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The IPO selection will be memorized independently
on each VFO stack of VFO-A and VFO-B.
On the 10 MHz and lower bands, it generally is not
necessary to use any preamplifier at all; selecting the
"IPO" position as described above will increase the
strong-signal-handling capability of the receiver, and
generally will result in more pleasant reception due
to reduced noise. If you can hear band noise with the
preamplifiers disengaged, then a preamplifier is gen-
erally not needed.
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