Ron Wright wrote: > > Nate, > > On the IC91AD if one programs a memory for DV and it scans accross an > analog signal on that freq the rig will remain there for short period of > time, determine if not DV and resume scan. I have not tried setting up > an analog freq and seeing what it does in scan if DV is encountered.
Correct. To scan from MEMORY one must define what you're scanning for. If scanning in Analog with the "auto dv" function turned on, if the rig "hears" DV (digital) traffic, it'll switch. I haven't played with it too much, been too busy operating! (GRIN) > ICOM did put some good features and thinking in the 91. I was surprised > of this from a first time rig from Japan. Very much agreed. Even as an analog rig, it's pretty darn good. Complaints about the IC-91AD would include: - Runs hot on high power. Hot enough it's uncomfortable. - If powered externally with too high a voltage, the rig drops down to about 300 mW of output power, even though you're in the range specified by Icom. (Try it sometime on the workbench with a dummy load hooked up. Very interesting.) - When powering from external power, the voltage regulation circuits in the rig add to the already hot operation... the rig gets rediculously hot. (Buy oven mitts or an external speaker mic.) - Audio circuits aren't loud enough. Again external speaker or speaker mic helps here. - "Auto" squelch sucks (but most do). Set a real squelch level setting and forget about it. - Default settings for DV mode can cause problems. Turn off "Auto callsign copy" of anything except RPT2 field if your Gateway has D-Plus installed. - Memory A and B banks are tied to specific receivers, almost like it's two separate rigs. I don't like this, but it's manageable. - Programming anything this complex through the keypad is a giant pain. Get the programming software and cable. (The plus is, the programming cable doubles as the data/serial cable on the HT's -- not on the mobile rigs.) - The thing eats batteries alive. On the to-do list to get more or the aftermarket bigger one. That's my "list"... Nate WY0X
