Section 4 Receive And Transmit; Operating Ssb - Icom IC-7100 Advanced Instructions

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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT

Operating SSB

Select the desired frequency band. (p. 3-6)
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On the Mode selection screen, touch "SSB" to select
w
the LSB or USB mode.
• When operating above 10 MHz, USB is selected first;
when operating below 10 MHz, LSB is selected first.
• 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.
Rotate the Dial to tune a desired signal.
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• 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." (
Rotate [AF] (L) to adjust the audio to a comfort-
r
able listening level.
Push [PTT] on the microphone to transmit.
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• The TX/RX indicator lights red.
Speak into the microphone at your normal voice
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level.
If necessary, adjust the microphone gain or RF pow-
u
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
Release [PTT] to receive.
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L eft
p. 3-9
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Convenient Receive functions
• Preamp and attenuator (p. 5-2)
• Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 5-5)
• AGC (auto gain control) (p. 5-3)
• Noise blanker (p. 5-8)
• Noise reduction (p. 5-9)
• Notch filter (p. 5-10)
• Receive filter width (HPF/LPF) (Section 17)
• Tone control (p. 17-7,17-23)
Convenient Transmit functions
• Speech compressor (p. 6-5)
• VOX (voice operated transmit) (p. 6-2)
• Transmit quality monitor (p. 6-7,Section 17)
• Transmit filter width (p. 6-6,Section 17)
• Tone control (p. 17-7,17-23)
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The L, R, C or D in the
D isplay R ight
instructions indicate the
part of the controller.
L: Left side
R: Right side
C: Center bottom
D: Display (Touch screen)
C enter
"LSB" or "USB" appears
TX meter