The ICOM knowledge base available at Icom Global has a document on digital settings. The power control on most ICOM radios DOES not control power out. It sets the power out threshold. Max power radio

Ramon, You're probably getting the message that there are a number of ways to get an acceptable RF signal but I believe it's useful to verify - at least initially - the result that you're achieving

Rather than "On some rigs no ALC reading does not mean no output, simply that it is being driven below the power required to operate the ALC." How about "On rigs no ALC reading does not mean no

Yes...all that is covered in the paper we wrote for setting up the audio on virtually any rig (nobody has reported that the procedure doesn't work for

For non-GPS rigs you can use my TimeFudge utility. There's a Windows program and a Unix utility (c code to compile) to do it also. On my QRZ page. https://www.qrz.com/db/w9mdb Mike W9MDB

GPS Time From IC-705, USB Cable GPS Time over USB Cable

Hi Pat. In my very limited experience with Q65, it usually works best when stations with directional antennas are pointed at each other. That's not to say it won't work with a couple of stations using

Bill, Thanks for the info. I'll give it a try later today and see if I hear anything 73

Hi Pat, you should find activity from stations trying ionoscatter a couple of hours around your local noon, probably using Q65-30A. When there are Es openings I suspect most will switch to FT8. Q65

Just started venturing into Q65 on 6 meters. I've been monitoring 50.275 and 50.305 but haven't heard a thing. Is there a particular sub mode and sequence length I should be using? Also, are QSO's

Mike, Someone posted here saying the K3's ALC indicator shows audio input, then ALC level. It could be said that the K3's display is more sensitive to lower levels because fundamentally ALC meters

Thanks for your helpful inputs Paul, Jim, Michael 73, Ramon VE7RVS

Thanks for the very informative reply Bill. Much honored... 73, Ramon VE7RVS

But don't forget that many rigs, including those Elecraft rigs, have an input gain control, which affects how much drive it takes to be "right." 73, Jim K9YC

TOM - Thanks for your reply reminding us all that amateur radio exists in most countries around the world, I see that both of our examples dealt with transmitting from a different location than

Need to look if there is CI-V command to read time from the radio. -- KT7AZ

Wonder if there is a way for WSJT-x or the PC itself to read the GPS time from a radio like the IC-705 and update. When I am doing QRP I pretty much always need to turn on my hotspot to let the PC

Those Elecraft rigs are pretty unique in that the 4-5 LEDS is 0dB of ALC. Most all the manuals talk about setting ALC with USB/Phone where you want some ALC to maximize your power for phone. But too

Remember though that, depending on the rig, audio drive to the rig may be critical to good operation of its ALC. I know this to be true of Elecraft rigs after the K2. 73, Jim K9YC

Hi Bob, LOL a n00b one - yes :) and a bit of a frequency nut too. Tried to get FMT off the ground in VK but no takers. :( cheers Tim -- VK2XAX : QF56if : ITU59 : CQ30 : BMARC : WIA