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WHEN RUNNING FULL BREAK IN QSK CW, YOU CAN ALMOST BELIEVE THE RIG IS
RUNNING SO2R SINGLE OPERATOR, TWO RADIO MODE, AS THE SECOND RECEIVER IS
MINIMALLY INHIBITED DURING TRANSMISSIONS ON THE MAIN VFO.  WHEN OPERATING
ON SEPARATE BANDS, IT IS ESSENTIALLY LIKE SO2R OPERATION.  MY AUTOMATIC
AMPLIFIER COULD CHANGE BANDS WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT.  PANADAPTER  THE
PANADAPTER AND WATERFALL DISPLAYS ON THE IC 7610 ARE SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.
THEY ARE COLORFUL, SENSITIVE, AND ADJUSTABLE.  CONTESTERS WILL FIND THE
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SITUATIONAL AWARENESS THEY CREATE TO BE INVALUABLE.  I FOUND SEVERAL EMPTY
FREQUENCIES TO ESTABLISH A RUN BY SIMPLY LOOKING AT THE PAN ADAPTER DURING
THE BUSY CONTESTS.  I COULD ALSO FIND ADJACENT INTERFERENCE MORE EASILY AND
FILTER IT OUT.  APF  THE AUDIO PEAK FILTER APF IS ONE OF THE IC 7610S
SECRET WEAPONS.  IT IS ADJUSTABLE IN GAIN, CENTER, AND PEAK FREQUENCY.  IT
PEAKS CW SIGNALS AMID NOISE WITHOUT DISTORTING THE DESIRED SIGNAL.  I FOUND
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