[ICOM] Receive antenna input?

[Jerry Keller]

Adam...With my PRO2 I was advised to use a "front end saver" with preamp on 
80 and 160 because supposedly that protective bulb is hard to find and 
change (I still don't know where it is!).  From your post, I guess I only 
need the preamp with my PRO3... am I understanding correctly that the PRO3 
switchout circuit is "fast" enough that a "front end saver" wouldn't be 
necessary?... so I could just use the preamp without it on 80 and 160?

73, Jerry K3BZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Farson" <farson at shaw.ca>
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 4:12 AM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] Receive antenna input?


> Hi Gary,
>
> The IC-775 has RX ANT OUT and RX ANT IN RCA jacks which are normally 
> bridged
> with a coax jumper. When using a receive antenna, the jumper is pulled and
> the receive antenna is connected to RX ANT IN.
>
> RX ANT OUT is the receive side of the T/R relay; RX ANT IN is the
> unprotected receive input of the RF Unit.  Because of this, an external
> protective device such as the Front-End Saver should always be connected
> between the receive antenna and RX ANT IN.
>
> I mentioned the Pro3 and 7800 for general interest.
>
> 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 Gary Fiber
> Sent: 30 September 2006 22:04
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] Receive antenna input?
>
> Yes but his rig is the 775 and it does not do that so far as I rememeber.
>
> Gary K8IZ
>
>
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