[ICOM] Smoked PROII

[Adam Farson]

Hi Clete,

You made a good point. Based on similar thinking, Icom did not wish to put a
contactor inside the radio to key amplifiers with high keying
current/voltage ratings. I would not characterise these decisions as
blunders. As I mentioned earlier, they were most likely based on the
requirements of a broad spectrum of amateur and non-amateur end-users
world-wide.

Gerry, the Pro3 has the same RX-ANT circuitry as the Pro2, but without the
fuse (DS111).

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ


-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of C Whitaker
Sent: 04 February 2006 07:30
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Smoked PROII

de WB2CPN     South Central Pennsylvania

Placing a relay ground on the Aux antenna wire INSIDE the radio can lead to
some chancy engineering.  I'd prefer the switched ground to be outside the
radio, and covered to prevent me getting molten metal etc on my spectacles
if a good sized current comes down the wire.  Like lightning.

73  Clete






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