[Icom] IC-746 built-in Antenna Tuner problems

[Harry Tankin]

George,

Serial # 2166. Purchased November 2000

Harry WE1X



----- Original Message -----
From: "George, W5YR" <w5yr@att.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 12:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Icom] IC-746 built-in Antenna Tuner problems

> Harry, what is the serial number of your PRO, please?
> 
> 73/72, George    
> Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe   
> Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
> In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!
> 
> 
> Harry wrote:
> > 
> > Al,
> > 
> > I had something similar go wrong with my 756 PRO.  My situation 
> was on all
> > bands the antenna tuner would tune to 1:1, but as I would speak 
> into the mic
> > the SWR would creep up to over 2:1. Oddly enough, this would not 
> happen in a
> > constant carrier mode such as RTTY or in CW. Only SSB.
> > 
> > I called Icom and the tech told me to send the rig in 
> immediately. So they
> > were aware of the problem.  In any event, it appeared Icom 
> changed the
> > tolerances for several caps in the tuner from the original 
> specs.  This
> > affected a limited number of 756 PROs.  All in all, a $0.10 part 
> cost Icom
> > probably about $150 in shipping and labor to repair the rig.
> > 
> > Again, this may be different issue but I would give Icom a ring...
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