WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - THE IC706MK2G
WYNTN-02, revision 1 by: Ian Jackson VK3BUF
INTRODUCTION
The
IC706MK2G
is a clever multi-band transceiver capable of receiving from just 30KHz to
200MHz and 400 to 470MHz. It can transmit on all the amateur bands from 160 metres through
to 70cm. It supports all the common modes of operation, AM FM SSB CW RTTY. Transmitter
power on HF/6M is 100 Watts of SSB. On 2M FM it is 50 Watts and on 70cm 20 Watts.
Note that there is a MK1 version and a MK2 version (no ‘G’) which does not support 70cm, has
lower output power on some bands and did not come with digital receiver filters. The menu
system on the ‘MK2G’ version described here differs significantly from the Non-G version, which
is detailed in a separate WYNTK document.
It is a versatile radio, great for mobile or shack use. However there are a lot of buttons and
menu settings, which makes it difficult to operate without some training and handy notes.
1. POWERING ON AND OFF
This is a simple operation. To activate the radio, briefly press the
POWER
button in the top Left-
Hand corner of the front panel. To turn it OFF, press and hold the same button for 2 seconds.
2. BAND SELECTION
On the front Right-hand edge of the radio there are two arrow buttons labelled ‘
BAND’
Pressing
the upper button will step the transceiver upwards through the normal amateur bands. The
lower Right-hand button will step the radio down the bands.
3. MODULATION MODE SELECTION
Mostly the radio will remember the last mode of
operation used on each band, so modulation
modes will usually change automatically when
swapping from HF to VHF and UHF.
However, pressing the
MODE
button at the
top, just to the left of the VFO knob will cycle
the radio through different Mode selections of
USB LSB CW RTTY FM WFM
(wide FM)
and
AM
.
