[Icom] IC-211 info needed

Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:22:03 -0400

Ken;
Been there, done that over 20 years ago with the IC-211. It worked fine for
the first year that I owned it. Then all heck broke loose. After spending
weeks trying to fix various problems with poor soldering joints on the PC
boards I sold it for junk. It seemed that when I fixed one problem another
would crop up. That's a bad actor radio. It's well known about the cold
solder joints around the PC board plated through holes.
George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Simpson, W8EK" <[email protected]>
To: "Icom List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: [Icom] IC-211 info needed


> My son (KC8IOY) recently got an Icom 211.
>
> Some of the time, it will work fine, but after it warms up, it will
> only tune UP, regardless of which direction one turns the knob.
>
> I know that there are some issues with plastic trimmer caps someplace,
> and have no idea if this is related or not.
>
> The power output seems to be a bit low, with about 8 W out at 144 MHz,
> and only about 4 W out at 148 MHz.  Audio sounds good on both transmit
> and receive, and on both FM and SSB.
>
> I am guessing that someone on this list has "been there, done that",
> and would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73,
>
> Ken, W8EK
>
> Ken Simpson
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