[Icom] Intermittent problem

Sun, 23 Mar 2003 08:00:55 -0800

Ooops, my appologies, I mixed up which was Kurt and which was Dan in my
message. Sorry guys.

-- Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Cook [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:59 AM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: RE: [Icom] Intermittent problem
>
>
> First of all, thanks to everyone for the great response to my
> original post. I will investigate the connector first. I have
> a CAT-5 connector kit and can, worst case, snip the connector
> and replace it. From the concensus, it sounds like the most
> likely suspect.
>
> I wanted to respond to Kurt's problems too. Kurt, I had
> exactly the same problem when I installed my 706 in the car.
> I routed both +/- from the engine compartment and put the
> radio under the passenger seat. I have a Husler on a 4-mag
> mount for HF and the rig kept shutting down as you described.
> It turned out all I had to do, as Dan suggested, is to tie a
> short heavy ground from the radio chassis to the car frame.
> Since then, it's been recommended to me to just run the +
> lead from the battery and let the radio get both it's
> negative-side power and radio ground from the car frame where
> it's mounted.
>
> I hope this helps.
> 73, Dave, WA0TTN
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > Behalf Of Dan
> > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 6:28 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: [Icom] Intermittent problem
> >
> >
> > At 05:23 AM 3/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Dan;
> > >         I've had problems with my rig shutting down when
> > the rig was
> > > improperly
> > >grounded.  Go through the installation to make sure that
> > everything is
> > >strapped to ground.  Double check your existing grounds.  I
> > would double
> > >check the antenna SWR to insure everything is ok.
> > >
> > >         Without knowing all of the details of your
> > installation it is
> > > hard to
> > >diagnose the cause  of your problem.
> > >
> > >Kurt - W2MW
> >
> > Hi Kurt, all,
> > It is difficult, I had the problem occur on a return leg of a
> > trip to NC
> > from WI.  Everything worked great on the way down.  The only
> > thing I did,
> > every night at motels was remove the hamstick9quick
> > disconnects) and bring
> > the radio in the room with me.  Never moved the mount or any
> > wiring.  Nothing on the installation was changed, SWR was
> > checked on a
> > outboard meter.  The 706 head is mounted on top of the dash
> > on an alum
> > angle.  The wiring goes across the dash and into the window
> > post trim, up
> > the post and across the driver door inside the header trim,
> > down the post
> > between the front/back doors and under the driver seat to the 706
> > body.  The first change I am going to try is moving that
> > wiring down from
> > the dash and across the door under the threshold instead of
> > across the
> > header trim.  The power comes direct from the battery,
> > starting with fuses,
> > both +/- and comes in the passenger side at the far right
> side of the
> > firewall, into the space behind the foot kick panel, then
> > under the door
> > threshold to the area under the passenger seat.  I connect
> > with a massive
> > connector that is good for at least 50 amps and is clean.  It
> > is a positive
> > connection!  There is about 3' extra of all wiring to allow
> > moving the unit
> > to the front seat if I want.
> >
> > The ant system is a 3 magnet mount with Hamsticks for
> > 10/15/40.  I didn't
> > try the forty but the problem was there  on 10/15.  It had
> been used
> > without problems for 3 years before I got the Heil set.
> >
> > I have talked to several people, on the bands and in person,
> > that have had
> > this same problem.  It only occurs with some heil or other
> > type headset
> > boom mic combos.  One guy, in NC, showed me all the coils in
> > his 706 and
> > mic wiring he had done to eliminate it.  I tried several
> > different coils
> > but had no success at that time.  Granted I was on the road,
> > in NC on my
> > way back to WI and didn't spend the time I should have on it.
> >
> > Now that it is warmer, I plan on putting everything in and
> trying to
> > isolate the problem.  Also, I sent an e-mail to Heil and got
> > an immediate
> > reply from Bob to call him on Monday to see if we can
> figure it out:<}
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Thanks
> > Dan, N9JBF
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> > Direct hire or contract.
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