[Icom] Mods for ICOM 756 PROII

[Siu Johnny]

Hi OM,

Slightly off the topic, I consider that a rig with general full coverage TX
function is a piece of good signal generator for repairing work.  When I
need a good RF signal source for radio repairing work, I use my rigs
(installed with TCXO) as the signal generator (of course, you need an
attenuater to reduce the signal level).    My QRP FT817 (not ICOM this time)
now becomes my RF sig gen. on my bench because this little rig gives me a
very good frequency coverage and does not need a huge attenuator.

73

Johnny VR2XMC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fern Rivard" <crc@cyberlink.bc.ca>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Mods for ICOM 756 PROII


> Sorry but I don't buy this one as you do NOT NEED any form of antenna
tuner
> to transmit into a 50 ohm dummy load! Try and get out of this one now!
> There are far too many hams out there who have insisted that it is their
god
> given right to have their transceivers modified so that they are general
> coverage transmit. You should remember or realize that most hf ham
> transceivers have band pass filters that are made specifically for the ham
> bands which were allowed at the time of manufacture. For instance with the
> proposed new hf band around  5 mhz will or has most likely had a lot of
hams
> yearning to do the general coverage mode to the hf ham rigs.
Unfortunately,
> most of these transceivers which do not a proper band pass/or low pass
> filter to cover that part of the hf spectrum will be "out of acceptable
> tolerances" with harmonics, etc.  73's from  Fern