[Icom] ICOM Service Center Problem

Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:19:53 -0700

     The Icom techs tend to be pretty good and if they couldn't find
anything, I seriously doubt they simply did nothing.  I know that what you
experience happens to me when I hook up a radio to a coax switch when the
switch is not selected to that connector.  I get a received signal until I
touch the shield connector to the switch box, then get no signal.  However,
I do get a signal when I then select the proper connector.
     If what you say happens the same everytime, it would sound like it may
be an antenna switch problem.  You're sure you are connecting the HF antenna
to ANT1 and not listening to HF while connecting something into ANT2? 
     You might also plug a wattmeter and dummy load into it and TX at
minimum power for a VERY BRIEF keydown and see if the meter moves.

Try this with ANT1 and ANT2


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> From: 	Dennis DeMarco[SMTP:[email protected]]
> Reply To: 	[email protected]
> Sent: 	Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:31 AM
> To: 	[email protected]
> Subject: 	[Icom] ICOM Service Center Problem
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I sent my ICOM 706 MKII G for warranty repair to ICOM to correct a problem
> where, when  I insert the center piece and start screwing on the shield,
> the
> signal drops appreciably from maybe an S5 noise level to S1, if at all. My
> antenna and coax is Ok. Tried the rig on my friends resonant antenna and
> problem is there as well.
> 
> ICOM is returning the rig to me, saying that they tested it and it works
> fine.
> I suggested they check SO-239 connector to make sure and they said it was
> fine.
> 
> So my question is: what do I do now? I do believe them, but there
> definitely
> is something wrong with the rig. Were the techs there just being lazy?
> 
> Any ideas?. 
> 
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