[ICOM] Icom 740 question-keyer

[Jordan Arndt]

John.. the 4 wire header has only 3 wires going to it.... Are you using
a 3 wire iambic keyer to operate it..?? 73 de Jordan...

John Geiger wrote:

> I know this might be a long shot, but just got an Icom
> 740 in yesterday, and can't seem to get the internal
> keyer to work.  Wonder if someone on the list could
> help.
>
> If you can get yours open, I wonder if you could check
> on something.  The keyer board mounts in the front of
> the radio, right in the middle.  There are two plugs
> that come off of a wire harness and plug into it.  1
> is a 3 wire plug, and the other is a 4 wire plug.
> Would you be able to check and see if the 4 wire plug
> actually has 4 wires running into it?  Mine only has
> 3, and I am suspecting that one of the wires broke off
> of it, which is why the keyer won't work.
>
> The manual says nothing about installing the keyer, so
> can't check it that way.
>
> 73s JOhn NE0P
>
>
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