[ICOM] Icom 706 and no HF

[Clif Holland]

It's called "Lack of Real Estate"

Clif Holland KA5IPF
www.avvid.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <paul at w8aef.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 706 and no HF


> Food for thought:  how about installing leaded components in place of the 
> SMD's?
>
> Even a substituted part would be better than no radio.
>
> de Paul, W8AEF
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Norris" <r390a at bellsouth.net>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 706 and no HF
>
>
>> John, I have one as well.  With mine, the transistors that drive the 
>> bandpass relays are toast.  I have signals going to them, but no  clicky. 
>> Relays check fine, I can jury rig fets to switch the relays,  but can't 
>> see to replace the smt components nor can afford to send  back to Icom.
>>
>> Hopefully you'll have some luck from one of the lists.  I've been  asking 
>> every so often on 4 Icom lists without even a go-jump-in-a- lake. hi hi 
>> It does indeed made a decent 6 and 2 meter radio, though.
>>
>> Tom NU4G
>
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