[Icom] Icom Problem

Mon, 06 Jan 2003 19:21:37 -0700

Hi,
Yagi type antenna can cause corona discharge when air is full of 
static(ion activity).
One reason quad antenna was invented.
Maybe just band is dead?
73,
Tony, VE6CGX

[email protected] wrote:

>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
>
>***************************
>
>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]
>>
>>
>>----
>>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, [email protected]
>>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.315 MHz
>>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
>>
>>    
>>
>
>----
>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, [email protected]
>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.315 MHz
>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
>
>  
>

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