[Icom] Icom swr foldback question

Mon, 3 Jun 2002 11:51:35 -0500

Mike,

Mine operates that way.  It was a surprise.  I never use the internal tuner,
and I am a band hopper, so I must retune frequently.

73 de Gary/WY5P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Brown" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 9:47 AM
Subject: [Icom] Icom swr foldback question

> I have a question reguarding SWR foldback with my Icom 746.
> At a 1.5:1 SWR, it cuts back to 50 watts. At a 2:1, I'm down
> to 20 watts. In contrast, I have a Kenwood 940 that puts out
> 80 watts at a 3:1 SWR. When doing seach and pounce contesting,
> this can be a real pain. The only solution I've come up with is
> to use my external tuner, as the bandwidth I can still operate
> at is much greater then with the internal tuner. Is there something
> wrong with my 746, or do most operate this way?
>
> 73 - Mike K9MI
>
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