[Icom] IC-756 scope

[gareth]

D & P Graham wrote:
> 
> Gary,
> 
> I have the same model and the same problem, which is very common
> and said to be due to a bad production run of displays by the OEM
> supplier to ICOM. The only solution is to replace the display.
> 
> I have been able to get such a replacement from the VK agent at a
> discounted price, but have yet to make the change, which I propose to
> do myself..
> 
> I understand that many other W/K owners have had the job done at
> an US ICOM agents. You are probably looking at a couple of hundred
> dollars US.
> 
> Otherwise a great radio I reckon...
> 
> 73...Don VK6HK
> 
> > I own the original 756 model. About a year ago horizontal lines
> > began to appear across the entire width of the scope. The lines vary
> > in width from so thin you can barely see them to perhaps 1/32 of an
> > inch. At any given time there are about 10 to 15 of these lines. If I
> > leave the radio on for several days they diminish somewhat, both in
> > intensity and number. Otherwise, the rig functions just fine. Does
> > anyone know what is going on and what to do about it???
> >
> > Gary  N1MSV
> > ----
> > Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, icom-
> owner@mailman.qth.net
> > Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> >
> 
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, icom-owner@mailman.qth.net
> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/


Thanks Don. It has been like this for a long time now and does not
seem to affect the rig in any other way. Just annoying as the devil. 

 Gary   N1MSV