[Icom] Does the new Icom Pro require

[Larry Benko]

This topic seems to get rehashed over and over.  Ratings for
relay contacts are very dependent on the load type (e.g.
resistive or inductive) and how long you wish the relay to
last.  I have designed equipment for many years that used
dry reed relays (like the keying relay in Icom gear) and it
was common to see the low voltage resistive load current
spec reduced by an order of magnitude when driving inductive
loads or higher voltages.  Therefore I would hypothesize that
the Icom relay is really a ~20V 2A contact for resistive loads
but for inductive loads or higher voltages it needs to be
reduced perhaps by a factor of 10.  Somewhere along the way
someone may have drawn the conclusion that the ratings in the
Icom manuals were "typos" and should be .2A.  

73,
Larry Benko, W0QE