Fw: Re: [Icom] 706MKIIG

Sun, 24 Feb 2002 11:27:48 -0600

Subject: Re: [Icom] 706MKIIG

Thanks for your posting to the reflector.  I had a similar problem,
enclosed a copy of your e-mail when I sent my 706MKIIG for warranty
service, got it back in a reasonable time, and it works great now!
Dave          W9LYA
What wrought doG hath?

On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:01:38 -0700 "BLAIR {USER_LASTNAME}"
<[email protected]> writes:
> From: "BLAIR {USER_LASTNAME}" <[email protected]>
> 
> Hi Dave:
>     Just finished with that trouble.  Seems my 706MKIIG would give 
> high SWR
> readings, but an external tuner would give better readings, and the 
> PWR
> meter would be low.  In fact, in my case, the radio really did think 
> that
> this information was true.  I sent it back to Icom just b4 the 
> warranty ran
> out and they found a "leaky swr detector diode".  In my case this 
> appears to
> have been a gradually deteriorating condition which apparently had 
> been a
> problem since it was new.  With an AH-4 it would never tune 6 meters 
> and
> over time it started failing on other bands, to the point that the 
> SWR
> system , thinking the SWR was too excessive, would completely power 
> the
> radio off on 20 meters when I attempted to transmit.   Icom repaired 
> it,
> total round trip time about 2 weeks and I am VERY pleased to report 
> that it
> works GREAT. The radio works better now that when it was new and I 
> am very
> happy with it.
>     I've seen some bad comments here about Icom repair, but my 
> experience
> with my 2710 and just last month, my 706 has been very good.  If you 
> call
> them and they tell you to send it in, then do it, especially if 
> your
> warranty runs out in January.  That's what they told me and I was 
> not
> disappointed.
> 73 de Jimm
> K5RWS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David W Sher" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 7:15 AM
> Subject: [Icom] 706MKIIG
> 
> 
> > From: David W Sher <[email protected]>
> >
> > My ICOM 706MKIIG, purchased last January, seems to have some 
> trouble with
> > the built-in SWR meter.  It doesn't match readings on the meter in 
> my MFJ
> > 945D tuner, which is between the TX and the antennas (usually 
> reads high,
> > sometimes reducing output power).  Any suggestions?
> >
> > Dave        W9LYA
> > What wrought doG hath?
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