[ICOM] IC-91A Handheld

[Jim M.]

Not wearing polarized glasses.  They wouldn't make the characters on the 
display shift sideways, upside down, and make the unit suddenly go into dual 
band display mode.  This is RF getting coupled back into the display logic 
somehow, probably using my skull, gray matter, and gold fillings as a 
resonant coupler.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward L. Dowdy" <ka9ees at insightbb.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-91A Handheld


>I don't think the suggestion was a joke. Are you wearing polarized glasses?
> They used to make the display of my MKIIG disappear.
>
> 73,
> Ed KA9EES
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim M." <jmiller1706 at cfl.rr.com>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-91A Handheld
>
>
>> Well things are getting weirder and weirder.  Holding the face of the
>> handheld to a metal plate, tin foil, or another skin surface doesn't
> result
>> in any LCD failure.  Only when I hold it against my face (mostly left
> cheek)
>> will the display go out on transmit.  I do have gold fillings in my upper
>> teeth.  Any theories?  This is no joke.  The manual does say to hold it 
>> in
>> front of and away from your face, for safety from RF....
> /
>
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