[600MRG] IC735 mods...an alternative

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 25 Jan 2018 at 16:36, Dave Riley wrote:

> Why ruin a perfectly good radio???

Ha ha! :-)

Good point.

> IC-735, IC-706, and IC-718 all do yeoman's duty around here from 17kc to
>      474thz. ( light ).. No kidding, including 10ghz all mode...
 
So I've heard. Although Icom's designs are, in my opinion, very good, their ways of 
implementing those designs in hardware often leave a LOT to be desired. I.e. 
IC2-KLPS.....gee.... :-(

> And you can transvert to/from those frequencies and the transmit and
> receive signals sound at least as good as you would expect the
> IC735 to sound on 40 meters except use 10mhz. and a mixer for the
> IF and we can spend another message thread on that choice...

That sounds like an excellent idea! I mean the thread.

I had considered a transverter too. I just thought it was very interesting that a "modern" 
transceiver could be effectively modified to cover 630 meters. 

> Love's labor is not lost... http://www.radiocom.net/600M/TxVerter2.jpg

Ooooo...neato!!!!! Seriously!!!

> soon turns in to http://www.radiocom.net/600M/TxVerter3.jpg 

Wow! That is just beautiful! :-)

> Plug and play, easy e-bay way...  A good 10mhz. signal source, a
> balanced mixer, an RF amplifier to whatever power you want and there
> you are... 
> 
> And you still end up with a perfectly good IC-735...
> 
> Cheerie from dave at aa1a, 630m on your dial always with a good Icom radio 
> of some sort..

Ha ha! :-)

Thanks, Dave. Excellent ideas here. Much appreciated.

Ken W7EKB

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