[ICOM] Fan on 756PRO

[John Geiger]

Hi Ken,

Those are my plans exactly!  The PROIII looks like a complete "less than
$10,000 perfect radio".  Hope to be seriously looking at one in 2 years or
so.

73s John NE0P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Kinyon" <w7ts at comcast.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:06 PM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] Fan on 756PRO


> Hi John,
> After following your equipment history from afar, and having benefited
from it
> on at least a couple of occasions by getting a great deal on equipment
that you
> have decide to divest, I feel I owe it to you to impart my advice.  If you
think
> the 756PRO is a good radio, skip a couple upgrades and get the PROIII. It
is in
> a class all by itself, the best radio I have ever  owned. ( however I
won't
> spend over $10,000 on a transceiver).
> 73,
> Ken W7TS
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> >[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of ICOM
> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:53 P
> >To: ICOM Reflector
> >Subject: Re: [ICOM] Fan on 756PRO
> >
> >
> >
> >Don't worry .. it's OK .. they just run warm.   Keeps the rust away.
HIHI
> >.. enjoy!  -- Mark  AA6DX
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Geiger (NE0P)" <ne0p at lcisp.com>
> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:19 AM
> >Subject: [ICOM] Fan on 756PRO
> >
> >
> >I have noticed that the fan on my new acquired (love this rig) Icom
756PRO
> >seems to only run during transmit.  This means that if the rig is sitting
in
> >receive only mode for awhile, it gets pretty hot.  Is there a mod to make
> >the fan run continuously, even during receive?  Or does the radio have a
> >thermal switch that will turn the fan on during receive if it reaches a
> >certain temperature?
> >
> >73 John NE0P
> >
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