[ICOM] IC-756pro RX ANT switching

[Dave G4GED]

Many thanks George for bringing this to attention.

Yes !  That was exactly my problem, I trusted the Manual and cabled 
accordingly, because when plugging up a rig in it's shack operating 
position, it's usually done from the front leaning over the radio and 
plugging per the Manual. The rear labeling is not easily visible from this 
position and in any case you wouldn't expect it to contradict the Manual 
instructions.

Anyway, all is now well by using the "transverter" jack for the RX ant. It 
would have been a nightmare for me to have attempted to change that RF fuse.

Tnx agn es 73 Dave



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George K" <w2yj at highstream.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-756pro RX ANT switching


>A friend of mine had the same deaf problem with his 756Pro. We ordered the 
>fuse and I proceededto take his rig apart to install the new one. I had the 
>PC board completely out and to my suprise what did I find, THE TRANSVERTER 
>AND REC ANT was reversed on the PC board. There was no way that this could 
>be corrected because the PC board is etched as such.
> We put it back together without replacing the fuse and "wow" it worked 
> with the receive antenna in the transverter jack.
> His 756pro manual was WRONG.
> He now plugs his 160M receiving antenna into the transverter jack, "per 
> the book pictures", and he is DX'in on 160 fine.
> George
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