[ICOM] RE: New (??) MKIIG 'modded'

[AA6DX]

As Vic has suggested, the radio has been "modded" in order to open the
transmit capabilities, and yes, you lose the band-edge "beep" when you do
that.  No harm, no foul, if you like it like that.  If not, replace the
teenie diode that has been removed.  The radio did not come that way, the
dealer is spoofing you about that.  It is obviously a unit the dealer had
modified and used for "demo", or, MOST LIKELY, a customer return that was
repackaged and sold to you as new.
Mark  AA6DX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic/Johanna Culver" <vculver at verizon.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 4:40 AM
Subject: [ICOM] RE: New (??) MKIIG 'modded'


> Hi, Group.  It sounds like just maybe you got a 'returned' unit that was
> modded for MARS action!  There's a simple one-diode removal procedure to
> open up the vfo as you describe.  I'm not sure how the band-edge beep
plays
> into this, but the MARS mod on a 'returned' unit sounds like a
possibility.
> How well do you know your dealer??  Vic