[Icom] Noise With 706MKIIG in 2001 Toyota Tacoma

[Dave Jeffries]

Good idea EXCEPT that I believe that the molded on ends 
of the remote cable will never fit thru the co-ax's shield.
DARN !!!   It would probably have worked well, too.

Now the ferrite chokes,  that's a fine, workable idea.

Dave J    N0GMP   
sd0044@enetis.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael P. Olbrisch" <kd9kc@elp.rr.com>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 17:11
Subject: RE: [Icom] Noise With 706MKIIG in 2001 Toyota Tacoma


> Carefully strip off a good amount of coax braid from some
> RG-8 etc, and pull the control cable through it.  Try bonding
> it at first one, then the other, then both ends and see which
> gives the best result.
> 
> Spend a few bucks at radio shack and get some of the ferrite
> noise suppressors, put them over the ends of the cables.
> 
> Noise and interference suppression isn't usually one big break-
> through.  It is usually gotten one dB at a time.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Mike.
>