[ICOM] 718 Receiver

[Gary Fiber]

What are you using for a power supply?

I had this happen on an FM transceiver once and found the binding posts 
even though real finger tight were loose.  The transceiver was current 
starved. Tightening up with a wrench solved the trouble.

Have you got a dummy load to use in place of the antenna. A low SWR does 
not always equate to the correct impedance.

Its unlikely it would come from the factory so low on output power. 
Possible a bad final could be the problem though they are pretty good.

Gary K8IZ

>Hi All-
>
>Have a friend with a new 718 that I helped him set up. No matter what 
>transmit power setting we use ( including transmit= H ), we can't get the 
>radio to put out more than 50 watts. Have very low antenna SWR and 
>received S-9 SSB reports from Calif ( we live in Texas ). Key down in RTTY 
>shows exactly 50 wattts on radio's power meter.
>
>Any thoughts? Could it have a bad power transistor?
>
>Thanks, Andy K5VM

Gary Fiber K8IZ
GROL PG-19-6691
Washington State Resident