Icom IC-7800

■ Meter indication selection
[METER]
The S/RF meter indication, during transmit, can be se-
lected from the following items as you desire.
➥ Push [METER] several times to select the desired
item.
Indicates the RF output power in watts.
IndicatestheVSWRonthetransmission
line.
S
I D
0
5
10
15
0
0
10
44
ALC
52V
V D
20
dB
1
1.5
2
3
10
50
100
150
200
250
P O
SWR
COMP
A
W
1
5
9
+
20
+
40
+
60dB
Signal strength
level readout
I
D
readout
Power level readout
VSWR readout
Compression level
readout
ALC level readout V
D readout
Indicates the ALC level. The ALC circuit
begins to activate when the RF output
power reaches a preset level.
Indicates the compression level when
the speech compressor is in use.
Indicates the drain current of the final
amplifier MOS-FETs.
Indicates the drain terminal voltage of
the final amplifier MOS-FETs.
D Multi-function digital meter
The IC-7800 can display the multi-function digital
meter in the LCD display. This meter displays all trans-
mit parameters simultaneously.
“P-HOLD” indicator
q Hold down [METER] for 1 second to turn the multi-
function digital meter ON.
wPush[F-1•P-HOLD]totogglethepeaklevelhold
function ON.
 •“P-HOLD”appearsonthewindowtitlewhenthepeak
level hold function is ON.
e Hold down [METER] for 1 second, or push [EXIT/
SET] to turn the multi-function digital meter OFF.
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BASIC OPERATIONS