‰ NOW 30 WPM ‰ SIGNAL WASNT FAR ENOUGH ABOVE THE NOISE IN THE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK AREA TO OBTAIN AN INFORMATIVE REPORT, EVEN WITH THE LINEAR ON LINE. BOB HEIL AND JOE WALSH HAD GOOD RESULTS ON AM DURING THEIR VISIT TO W1AW, SO IM SURE IT WORKS FINE ON THAT MODE IF CONDITIONS PERMIT. I DIDNT TRY THE 7800 ON FM. TO MAKE VOICE CONTESTING EASIER, FOUR VOICE MESSAGE MEMORIES CAN BE EASILY RECORDED AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 8. ODDS AND ENDS A NICE FEATURE OF THIS RADIO IS THAT ONCE YOU HAVE THE SETTINGS SET UP THE WAY YOU LIKE, YOU CAN WRITE THEM TO A FLASH MEMORY CARD THAT CAN BE INSERTED IN A SLOT ON THE FRONT PANEL. THIS LETS YOU NOT ONLY ALLOW OTHERS TO USE THE RIG WITHOUT FEAR OF LOSING YOUR SETTINGS, BUT ALSO LETS YOU MOVE TO ANY 7800 AT A MULTI POSITION STATION, FOR EXAMPLE WITHOUT HAVING TO LOSE TIME SETTING IT UP YOUR WAY. I MENTIONED THAT THIS RADIO DOESNT COME WITH A MICROPHONE OR A KEYBOARD, FOR THAT MATTER AND SOME REVIEWERS WERE SURPRISED, ESPECIALLY SINCE A HAND MIC COMES WITH THE RADIOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ICOM LINE. ON ‰ FROM PAGE 100 ‰ N4JR/333 N4LUF/333 N4ONI/333 N4TX/339 N4XMX/332 N6AHV/ N6DX/366 N6KZ/332 N6MG/346 N9BMS/333 NC6A/332 ND5S/327 NE0DX/327 NG6W/333 NS6B/339 NT5V/332 ‰ END OF 30 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ