[ICOM] Icom 756-Pro II

[Ted Wright]

Hi Mike
Yea strange huh ?/  I do not want to send in mine either warranty runs 
out this month on the 13th not sure waht I am going to do..
 regards ted

AAM9ECS wrote:

>Hello Ted,
>
>I have the same problem here on my 18 months old 756 p2. I just put up a 6m
>vertical for FM on ant 2 port, never tried to use ant 2 port previously.
>Will not transmit when I select ant 2. 6m antenna works FB with my 706 2g.
>
>Bellevue said send it in. I hate the thought of doing without it, for God
>knows how long!!
>Well, guess I'll get to know the new 718 a little better.
>
>SGD,
>Mike ae6fl
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "David S. McCallum" <w7sac at juno.com>
>To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, 06 July, 2004 19:27
>Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756-Pro II
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>>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:
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>>>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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>>David S. McCallum/USAF RET./Chief Mac/W7SAC/4
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