[ICOM] RE: Which radio to buy

[Ted Wright]

Hi Jerry
Big problems with six meters. Never leave the auto tuner on when 
switching from six to another band as per the manual.  You can turn on 
the tuner once you are their but before leaving turn it back off. Or 
tuner failure could happen ..
Also six meters is very susceptible to static discharge as Icom has told 
me when plugging in my six metre antenna that it took out diodes and 
other items  in the tuner causing the radio to stop working on six.

That was the first time . The second time it failed { partial failure 
shortly after it was returned from icom service center led to six only 
working with the tuner in line then complete failure after only six 
months from point of return} it did the same thing and with it took out 
all out put transistors.. First repair one day before warranty expired , 
Second repair cost me close to two hundred  . Be Careful read the 
section pertaining to tuner use on six meters or self oscillation  can 
happen..
ted



Jerry K3BZ wrote:

>Ted... probably everyone knows but me, but what's the problem with 6M on the
>ProII?
>Mine seems to be OK, but I haven't done a lot of 6M work with it yet.
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>73,  Jerry K3BZ
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ted Wright" <n3zrx at verizon.net>
>To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 6:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [ICOM] RE: Which radio to buy
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>>Hi Doc.
>>What Icom Company are you speaking of...
>>Did you forget about the 746-pro or the 6 meter problem on the 756-Pro
>>II . the list is endless.......................... I have had both   ..
>>Unless you are not worried about new products breaking after the switch
>>is thrown for the first time you must be speaking of the other Icom
>>Company { the one we do not know of }
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>>Dr. Howard S. White wrote:
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>>>Unlike Yaesu... ICOM has a pretty good track record with new radios being
>>>relatively bug free...
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>>>I have sufficient confidence in ICOM that I already have one on order...
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>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6  ex-AE6SM  KY6LA
>>>"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
>>>Formerly "Awfully Extremely Six Sado Masochist"
>>>"Krazy Yankee Six Loves America"
>>>Website: www.ky6la.com
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>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "John Geiger" <ne0p at lcisp.com>
>>>To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>>>Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 11:09 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [ICOM] RE: Which radio to buy
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>>>>And since those will be in the first production run, they will be
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>>>>with problems that will be fixed in later serial numbers
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>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Dr. Howard S. White" <drpaper at msn.com>
>>>>To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 4:01 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [ICOM] RE: Which radio to buy
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>>>>>I would wait a few months and buy an IC-7000 when they are released in
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>>>the
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>>>>>late fall...
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>>>>>No filters to buy... a real time scope... true DSP radio... latest 2005
>>>>>technology...not retreads of 1998 technology...
>>>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>>>Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6  ex-AE6SM  KY6LA
>>>>>"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
>>>>>Formerly "Awfully Extremely Six Sado Masochist"
>>>>>"Krazy Yankee Six Loves America"
>>>>>Website: www.ky6la.com
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>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Hart Engel" <va3kis at hotmail.com>
>>>>>To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 2:06 PM
>>>>>Subject: [ICOM] RE: Which radio to buy
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>>>>>>  I'm  debating  as to which radio to buy. Either the 718 or the
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>>>>706mk2g
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>>>>>>  for  ssb/rtty  base  operation.  Please  post  your  thoughts  on
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>>>>>>  reflector.
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>>>>>>  Thanks Hart
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>>>>>>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>>>>>>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
>>>>>>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
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>>>>>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>>>>>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
>>>>>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
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>>>>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>>>>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
>>>>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
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>>>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>>>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
>>>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
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>>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
>>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
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>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
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Hi Jerry