[Icom] Mods for ICOM 756 PROII

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:52:31 -0600

Dick, 
It is quite evident from on-air signals, that many hams do not believe in "dummy loads". 
Perhaps Clete is one of those.

73 de Matt KK5DR

At 07:44 PM 1/21/03 , you wrote:
>It's amazing what you can do with a dummy load.
>
>73, Dick
>
>At 05:39 PM 1/21/2003, you wrote:
> >Clete,
> >
> >Do I understand you correctly? You transmitted at every 100 kHz in the HF
> >spectrum and at quite a few points at MF? If so, you are putting your
> >Amateur Radio license at risk!
> >
> >73, Frank W3UHF
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: Cletus W Whitaker <[email protected]>
> >>Reply-To: [email protected]
> >>To: [email protected]
> >>Subject: Re: [Icom] Mods for ICOM 756 PROII
> >>Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 20:00:14 -0500
> >>
> >>de WB2CPN South Central Pennsylvania     2003.01.21
> >>
> >>I've used a few ICOM transceivers, and a TS-940, on frequencies
> >>outside the amateur bands.  One test for the antenna tuner was to
> >>measure at all the 100 KHz points from 30 MHZ down to about 1600
> >>KHZ.  I never had a problem with full output until the 756ProII
> >>came along.  Not to point fingers, but it's possible ICOM planned
> >>the roll-off in the 5 to 6 MHZ area to plan for the new amateur
> >>band being established there.  Of course, they would have a minor
> >>snip-snip to a few band pass components for sale at that time.
> >>And, I could be wrong.  If Adam knows what type  filters are in
> >>there we could maybe reverse engineer and undo what ICOM did to
> >>cause the roll-off.            73   Clete
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