RadioBanter - View Single Post - Ping

Billy Burpelson[_2_] · January 3rd 09, 10:38 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

wrote:

...just got up from my afternoon nap - too much lovely local wine at
lunch......

Icom has released very few details but what
is known is that it still has the "dual watch" feature that the hams
insist on, but Adam explains to me that this means they attenuate the
MW and LF bands same as the 756pro3 = pity!!

Mr. Plimmer,

Either I misunderstood what you wrote, you mis-spoke or you are still
enjoying the after effects of that "lovely local wine at lunch...". ;-)

Indeed, hams do like the dual watch feature, primarily for "split"
operation when chasing DX.

However, I am puzzled as to why that feature (dual watch) would require
attenuation of the MW and LF bands. I thought this was done to reduce
intermod because of the very powerful signals in the MW band (nothing to
do with dual watch). Attenuation of MW is commonly done even in
receivers -without- dual watch. Could you please elaborate on this
presumed connection between these two features.