[ICOM] Question about the original 706

[John Geiger]

Hi Gary,

I have had a couple of 706s, and some people must have
much more sensitive hearing than I do.  I never
noticed the fan noise being that bad.  I think some
people just look for reasons to complain to the
factory.  They should have chewed you out instead for
not including 222mhz :)

73s John NE0P

--- Gary Fiber <g.fiber at verizon.net> wrote:

> John,
> 
> Icom did understand the benefits of a cool rig but I
> wish you had worked 
> there during the time the original 706 was marketed.
> I was on the tech 
> support line and got chewed on by many owners for
> the fan noise in the 
> original 706. So we went to the factory and asked if
> they could do anything 
> about the fan running all the time. they did in the
> 706MKIIG. Its 
> thermostatically controlled.
> 
> Its interesting to me since I have now seen the fan
> request come full 
> circle to now wishing it ran all the time.
> 
> Gary K8IZ
> 
>  > The fan is always on.
> > >
> >And this is a good thing.  Wish the fan would stay
> on
> >the 706MKIIG all the time without having to mod it.
> >Mine got nice and hot during the RTTY contest this
> >weekend.  Apparently Icom doesn't understand the
> >benefits of a cool rig.
> >
> >73s John NE0P
> 
> Gary Fiber K8IZ
> GROL PG-19-6691
> Washington State Resident
> 
> 
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