[Icom] IC-756PROII

Mon, 12 May 2003 22:21:09 -0800

Times have changed, Bill, as you well know. I can't believe working=20
Alabama and Michigan from San Antonio with my Sixer in 1963. Wish I=20
still had those QSL's.

Now I operate 6 with my 756 Pro and 706MKIIG. I'd be happier with=20
more band openings, but such is the nature of the Magic Band.

One of the main reasons I bought the 706MKIIG was to have the ability=20
to monitor 6 while working HF on the Pro.

WL7M worked all states in 30 days with a 756 Pro and 5 el Cushcraft a=20
year or so ago.

By the way, nice web site!

Ron  KL7XL

>I was on 6 M for a while back in 1959 using a Heathkit Seneca AM rig.
>Neighbors for about 4 city blocks in downtown St. Louis, MO wanted to have
>me tarred and feathered. I guess I wiped out ch 2, 4 and 5 which were the
>only TV channels back then.
>
>Never been there since.......
>
>        William J. Diamond (Bill)
>        Rogers, Arkansas USA
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
>Behalf Of TLW
>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:53 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [Icom] IC-756PROII
>
>
>You are correct; no 6 mtr antenna. I've never been on 6 before.
>
>The problem apparently is that I have HF LP filters in the line before
>and after the linear. I need to bypass the filters and see what happens.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David J. Ring Jr - N1EA" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Cc: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 10:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [Icom] IC-756PROII
>
>
>> I would guess from what you are saying, that you don't have a six
>meter
>> antenna, do you?
>>
>> That would probably explain the SWR problem.
>>
>> Cushcraft makes a nice 3 element beam which will get you started, but
>I
>> personally like their 5 element beam.
>>
>> Remember the more elements, the sharper the beam is - you might be so
>narrow
>> you'd miss the openings!
>>
>> Also a good 6 meter antenna is stacked halos.  Omnidirectional
>horizontal
>> antennas, but stacked for gain.  Each additional antenna gives a
>"times two"
>> of power.  Two halos stacked is about 3 dB over a dipole, and three
>halos
>> (my favorite) is about 5 dB over a dipole - which is about the same as
>a two
>> element yagi.
>>
>> Of course you could also find the directions to make a quad for six
>out of
>> pvc pipe - make sure you use the white pvc because the grey or black
>has
>> graphite in it and will mess things up for you!
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David Ring
>> N1EA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "TLW" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:15 PM
>> Subject: [Icom] IC-756PROII
>>
>>
>> I bought a new IC-756PROII a few days ago and have been learning to
>use it.
>> It works well except on 6 meters and it may be an operator problem.
>When I
>> listen on 6 mtrs I don't even hear any noise w/preamp2 on; it makes no
>> difference whether an antenna is connected or not. I tried ANT1 and
>ANT2;
>> also set ANT to OFF to be sure ANT1 was active. Then I tried TX and
>saw
>> about 30% power on internal meter; external meter didn't wiggle. I
>checked
>> SWR and it was infinite on everything I connected including a
>commercial
>> dummy load. The ant. tuner was unable to lower it. It seems the
>circuit is
>> not connected to the ANT1 or ANT2. Is there something I need to set to
>get 6
>> meters to work?
>> Terry Wells
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