Icom IC-7600 Instruction Manual - Page 43

3 BASIC OPERATION ■ Basic transmit operation Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating frequency to make sure transmitting won't cause interference to other stations on the same frequency. It's good amateur practice to listen first, and then, even if nothing is heard, ask "Is the frequency in use?" once or twice, before you begin operating on that frequency. D Transmitting Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating frequency to make sure transmitting won't cause interference to other stations on the same frequency. q P ush [TRANSMIT] or [PTT] (microphone) to trans- mit. • The [TX] indicator lights red. • " " appears while transmitting. w P ush [TRANSMIT] again or release [PTT] (micro- phone) to return to receive. ✔ Adjusting the transmit output power ➥ Rotate [RF POWER]. • Adjustable range : 2 W to 100 W (AM mode: 1 W to 30 W) Increases max. 100 W Push Decreases min. 2 W (30 W for AM) (1 W for AM) D Microphone gain adjustment Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating frequency to make sure transmitting won't cause interference to other stations on the same frequency. q P ush [SSB] to select SSB mode. w P ush [METER] (MF2) to select the ALC meter. e P ush [PTT] (microphone) to transmit. • Talk into the microphone at your normal voice level. r W hile talking into the microphone, rotate [MIC GAIN] so that the ALC meter reading doesn't go outside the ALC zone. (see at right) Increases Push Decreases t Release [PTT] (microphone) to return to receive. Recommended level for In addition, theantrIacnomscmeiicvreoprhcoanne display the multi-func- tion digital meter in the LCD, which displays all trans- mit meters simultaneously. MIC GAIN TRANSMIT [TX] indicator [RF POWER] METER [MIC GAIN] SSB ALC zone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 36