[ICOM] IC-229H question

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Ed,

I think he was trying to say that the DC power supply might have lost the
ground connection (black wire) and that the "return" path was being provided
by the coax on the antenna.

That is a really good guess to a confusing problem - and if you did loose
the ground return on your power cord, a possible solution.

I had a problem like that one time - it really mystified me until I realized
that the power connection was only completed when I had an antenna on it.  I
was ready to start calling the radio I was working on a "voodoo radio". HI
HI

73

David Ring, N1EA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Steeble" <esteeble at sc.rr.com>
To: "AA6DX" <aa6dx at pacbell.net>
Cc: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-229H question



No, at home. No ground on it but the HF rig and voice keyer are grounded.
Guess I should hook it up to the ground.

At 03:23 PM 5/13/2004, you wrote:
>Ed ... is the rig used in a mobile installation?  Sounds like it's getting
>its ground via coax shield ... Mark, AA6DX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ed Steeble" <esteeble at sc.rr.com>
>To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>Cc: <esteeble at sc.rr.com>
>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 11:52 AM
>Subject: [ICOM] IC-229H question
>
>
> > I have a IC-229H which quit working. Later I discovered that the rig had
> > shut down due to high SWR. The antenna was bad.  With a good antenna
> > attached, it works fine. Now my question is, without any antenna
attached
> > the rig won't turn on; but, when I attached a good antenna, it works FB.
>Is
> > this normal?
> >
> > Tnx,
> > Ed
> > K3IXD

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