On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 22:18:43 GMT, "Eisboch"
wrote:

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From: Wayne.B
Newsgroups: rec.boats
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 9:09 AM
Subject: From some old archives........


On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:40:07 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Remember the NCR line of transceivers?

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The Signal/One CX7. Never actually saw one but I know it was
supposed to be the marvel of its' day. Any idea how many were
actually built? When I was a kid in the 50s and early 60s, I always
aspired to a Collins KWS-1 and 75A-4. They were built like the
proverbial brick house. By the early 70s I could actually afford
something of that quality, but was living in a Manhattan apartment
that was none too big for even the essentials. I ended up with a nice
little R L Drake rig that tucked into the corner of the living room.

Any experience with the Icom M-802 as a ham rig? I'm thinking of
getting one for the Grand Banks.

You guys are obviously up to speed on these radios, so I might be bugging
you with a few questions. The SSB in our (oops) Mrs.E's soon to be Grand
Banks is an Icom M-710, which I assume must be an older or less expensive
version of the M-802. Unfortunately, the last SSB transmitter or
transciever I ever tuned up or operated had tubes in it. I found some specs
on the M-710 at:

http://www.northeastmarineelectronic...M710-21-SSB.HT
ML

Actually, they are pretty much identical radios except that the 802
has a remote mounted control head and speaker. The 710 is an all in
one deal. You are correct in that the 802 is a newer version of the
710. Don't try to make sense of the number scheme - none of it makes
sense. :)

The major difference is that the 802 is almost a completely digital
product - there isn't a lot of A-to-D technology in that radio. It
also has built-in Digital Signal Processing which is a plus. I think
the 710 has mechanical filters, but I'm not sure of that. You might
want to check and see if the 710 has all the filters installed.

I believe that the 710 tuner is installed. Those are a must on a boat
- otherwise you get some odd results with unbalanced antennas. I can
give you some grounding pointers when it comes 'round to it to improve
tuning and transmit performance. Same with the 802.

Icom is a great radio company and I know a lot of hams who use Icom
products almost exclusively. I didn't care for the Icom front panel
control scheme so my modern ham gear is all Yaesu.

Personally, I like the remote control panel deal - I have a Yaesu
FT-900 with that scheme and I like it a lot when I'm operating mobile
- hides the main radio and you can disconnect the control head and put
that in a glove compartment.

Ask away - always up for a radio discussion. :)

Later,

Tom