[Icom] Icom Problem

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 21:07:49 -0500

Victor,
   I have 2 towers up, about 100 ft apart.   I can run the 751 on one,
and a 756Pro or 706 on the other one, no problem.   I lived about 500 ft
from a friend in Honduras for a couple years, he'd run a KW, I never knew
he was on unless we got within 20 khz of each other.   Doubt someone down
on the beach got it.

73's de Stephen, K0SD in NC

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On Mon, 06 Jan 2003 11:33:14 -0800 "Victor's Computers Ltd"
<[email protected]> writes:
> Dick wonder if you can help with a problem or know someone who can??
> 
> I have a problem with the Icom 751A Will explain and maybe you can 
> help or 
> know someone who can. It's been raining here for the last few days 
> heavy 
> rain from a storm in the North West Pacific we had a few lightening 
> strikes 
> near us but I had the radio disconnected during this time.
> 
> When I turn the radio on all I get is a high 57 to 59 Static noise 
> when I'm 
> on the KT34 M2 antenna (4 elements) an also on the R7 Vertical 
> Antenna.
> 
> When I switch the antenna switch to a coax line going out to a G5 RV 
> 
> antenna the noise drops down to 0 and I can get and hear some 
> stations on 
> the bands but very weak on this coax.
> 
> I just notice that I had cut this coax near the wire centre 
> insulator of 
> the G5RV antenna. It came down during the storm and was in the way. 
> So what 
> I have is just coax and the Twin lead up to this point. I though it 
> might 
> be noise coming from the power line that might have got wet during 
> the rain 
> storm or a Transformer near by.
> 
> The noise is so loud on the Beam and vertical that can not hear 
> anyone 
> unless they are 59 +
> 
> There was a Ham staying down at the A frames near the beach for a 
> Week 
> operating but do not think he blew my front end on the Icom 751A 
> receiver??
> 
> I know that if someone is on the same band at the same time and are 
> close 
> by this can happen and the front end of the receiver can blow.
> 
> Anyway if you have an Icom Service centre near maybe you can ask 
> them about 
> my problem and what I should try. Now that I'm caught up on the QSL 
> work 
> would be nice to get back on the air. Jim ZK1JD is in New Zealand 
> for a few 
> weeks so do not have another rig I can try to see if it is the Icom 
> 751 
> giving me the problem.
> 
> Maybe it is just the bands???
> 
> 73's and Regards
> 
> 
> 
> Victor Rivera ZK1CG and ZK1USA
> 
> Po Box 618
> Rarotonga Cook Islands
> Via New Zealand
> email: [email protected]
> 
> 
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