[ICOM] Difference between FL-53 and FL-53A?

[John Geiger]

So will a FL52A or FL53A work in an Icom 740?  I know
that the filters in the 740 had to be soldered in,
whereas the FL53A in radios like the 746 just dropped
in with no soldering.

73s John NE0P
Owner of an Icom 740

--- gary jensen <w7tav at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
>   Hans:
>     I have had both filters, the difference is that
> the
> FL-53 and the FL52 were designed for the older
> IC-730,
> IC-740 rigs.  The FL-52A & FL-53A have less height
> top to
> bottom than the FL-52/53. I found this out when I
> tried to
> put an FL-52 (250hz) in an IC-751. It wouldn't fit
> (was too
> tall). Other than the physical external dimensions,
> the two
> filters function the same.  Hope this helps, tnx de
> Gary
> W7TAV
>
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> 
> --- Hans Remeeus <hans at remeeus.nl> wrote:
> 
> > Could someone tell me the difference between the
> Icom
> > FL-53 and FL-53A filter?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > 73, Hans Remeeus.
> > Ham Radio: PA1HR
> > www.remeeus.nl
> > 
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