[Icom] IC-765

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In a message dated 4/7/2002 1:27:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
wb5hak@prodigy.net writes:


> I have been watching the 765 thread with interest.  I have an IC-765, s/n
> 01226, that exhibits terrible audio sometimes on strong signals.  I have
> replaced the plastic trimmer caps (per one of the references I don't have at
> hand right now) and that helped somewhat, but not a total cure.  Noise
> blanker use makes this one worse, and I have to use it sometimes to kill the
> fence charger my neighbor has for his cattle, hi hi.  I find two articles
> referenced in the QST archives and wonder if anyone has seen them (or
> perhaps has them and would share) and would comment on their usefullness.
> One is in QST, Sep 96, pg 77, by AC5AA on revisiting 765 mods, and the other
> one is QST, Dec 95, pg 78, by N6BV on "Better Sounding Audio and Smoother
> AGC Performance" which definitely sounds interesting.  Any comments on these
> from the group??  Tks, and enjoying seeing the posts on all.
> 73,
> Don, WB5HAK
> 
> 

Don, I acquired a IC-765 last November, renewing my interest in the hobby I 
left 16 yrs ago. It is old, like yours, serial number 1146. I just put the 
N6BV mod in yesterday and am amazed, absoutely thrilled, with the way the 
rcvr sounds now. Its simple, quick and WORKS!!

73,
Bob K8IA
Michigan USA


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