[ICOM] Icom 756-Pro II

[David S. McCallum]

Ted don't see any replies to your request for help yet on your PRO II
problem. Guess their too busy kicking around all dream machine (706 XX
XX) comments to spot your request for help. Good luck, One question have
ever been able to use the rig on 6m's since you've had it?

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 20:06:41 -0400 Ted Wright <wrighttk at erols.com>
writes:
> Hi Guys
> I have a strange problem with my pro.Six meters is no longer working 
> I 
> have tried to get it to work on two antennas that I have one is for 
> Fm 
> the other is a dipole. Both have resonant points and both work very 
> well 
> on my FT100d however when connected to the Pro I get erratic swr 
> readings full or sometimes half scale power readings  and my ALC 
> reading 
> will be full scale all the time when attempting to transmit.
> Now here is the kicker,When a dummy load is applied to ant-port two 
> 
> {used for six} the damn thing works but only with the dummy load . 
> It is 
> nothing more than that cheap little one that Radio shack used to 
> sell. 
> Switching from ant1 to ant 2 has no effect nor does any of my other 
> 
> dipoles nor did a reset of the cpu .
> I am at my wits end with this one This radio is my pride and joy and 
> 
> with the six meter openings we have been having I am stuck using my 
> 
> back-up ft100d {YUCK} Has anyone ever had this happen to you?? Can 
> anyone suggest a possible cure other than shipping it to washington 
> state??
> 
> Tnx in advance...
> Ted Wright
> N3ZRX
> 
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