I
recently returned from a four month stint of working and hamming on
Johnston Island (KH3-land). The IC-706MKIIG was my rig of choice for this
portable operation; I bought it when I got out there. I did OK in the
pile-ups and I am pleased with my ~1500 contacts while operating /KH3.
However, if I had the Nifty Mini-Manual for the IC-706MKIIG when I was
under the gun, it would have helped to streamline my one-man operation and
made me that much swifter at setting up, QSOing, QSYing, running
contest-style contacts, and in the pile-ups - especially running split
frequency when the bands were wide open into Europe.
Some
of the many attributes of the Mini-Manual that I really like are:
1)
It not only describes the functions of the radio and how to execute them,
but also includes a short explanation of why the function is useful.
2)
A concise Table Of Contents, Symbol Key, and list of Front Panel Controls
gets the OP off to a quick start.
3)
The Mini-Manual is fully plasticized (water resistant) and there were many
occasions when my outdoor ham radio session experienced the sudden onset
of a tropical rain squall. I definitely could have used this Mini-Manual
four months ago in the Central Pacific but I am very glad to now have it
as part of my portable station; it goes wherever the IC-706MKIIG goes.
