IC-7100 from A to Z #7 Memories part 1 

Thank you for the kind words Kenny!

Thanks Jim. Glad they’re helpful.

Thanks for the kind words. They do continue to get smaller and smaller. Pretty soon we’ll need a magnifying glass just to operate them😉

Hi Robert. Thanks for the kind words. There are 2 different ways to do non-standard offsets with the 7100. You can use the SET menu- Go to Function -> SPLIT/DUP -> DUP Offset. There you can change the automatic offset that occurs when you press DUP. You’ll find this on page 4-25 in the advanced instructions. You can also program the receive and transmit frequencies separately into the A and B VFOs, respectively and turn on SPLIT. You can save the non-standard split into a memory. You’ll find this on page 4-30 in the advanced instructions. Hope this helps.

Hi Mark. Sorry for the delayed reply. I’m not sure what you mean by a “node”. Are you talking about programming it for a hotspot?

Hi David. There are definitely pros and cons to arranging the memories in banks that way Icom has here. There are also many different ways of arranging your channels between the banks. You'll just have to figure out what works best for you.

@@HamRadioA2Z Thanks for the reply. I need to check your video on data opps but I have to do a Partial Reset to get my phone/mic to work ... and I can't get the radio to be controlled via the pomputer ... I need to run Winlink ... fldigi (later).

I have to say that is a new one on me. I will do some digging in the manual and play around with my radio. I can’t think of any setting or adjustment that would make the A bank just disappear. If I find anything, I’ll comment here.

Thanks!

Hi Ben. To be honest, I don't really use them myself. However, some people do. They are there to give you a quick 1 button recall for a favorite frequency or two. I use mine just for 146.52 Simplex. You could also use them for the main repeater frequency you normally use at home. So regardless of what memory channel you're on or if you're in VFO mode, you just hit the call button and it goes to your favorite channel. The fact that they have separate ones for VHF and UHF actually makes it less useful, in my opinion. This way, you have to be on the right band for the call channel you want. I'd rather they had just 1 call channel and the radio went to that channel no matter what mode or band I was on. 73, Tom

@@HamRadioA2Z Hi Tom, understood, thanks for clarifying. I thought I was missing something obvious. I guess I can't complain about more memory.

Hi Joe. Not yet. Just barely keeping up with the subjects I've already bitten off. You might check out PI-Star and the MMDVM board from N5BOC. I built it up on a Pi-Zero and it works pretty well. There's info out there on how to do it. You just have to dig around.