[Icom] Fw: T/R relay damage

[gary nichols]

----- Original Message -----
From: "gary nichols" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:24 AM
Subject: T/R relay damage


> To whom it may concern at ICOM,
>      My name is Gary Nichols, kd9sv and I designed a Receiver protection
> device (CQ magazine, Feb 97) and recently have added a larger relay in the
> amplifier keying line to protect the "fragile" T/R relays of ANY
transceiver
> it is used with.  In addition it protects the receiver front end from
damage
> by RF from the transceivers own transmit signal coming in thru the
> "unprotected" aux ant input during transmit.  I am attaching an
information
> sheet with this E-mail.  By the way, are you at liberty to share with me
> what relays the various ICOM radios use for T/R purposes?
>
> Sincerly, Gary Nichols, kd9sv
>
> PS: My good friend Chuck, of C&S Eng. (now deceased) used to build these
>


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