[Icom] receiver overload on 706

Denis G. Barton [email protected]
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:30:49 -0500


Rick wrote:
I forgot to add the problem was when transmitting on 6 meters the 2
meter side would get damaged if the ants. were very close. Harmonic
energy. K8DXN

I had to send my IC-706 (first version) back to Icom to get the 2M 
receive fixed. The 2M and 6M beams are about 7 feet apart. RF
from 6M overloaded the 2M receiver. I put a shorting stub on the
2M port to reject 6M and sofar so good.

Denis