[ICOM] Receive antenna input?

[Jerry Keller]

Hi, Paul... check this out http://www.ab4oj.com/icom/ic756pro3/rxant.html
according to the ICOM Pro2 diagram, there's a bulb there... if not, what is 
that?
73, Jerry K3BZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Playford" <paul at w8aef.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Receive antenna input?


>I have a PROII and when I connected my K9AY receiving antenna I observed 
>distortion on my transmitted signal on both 80 & 160.
>
> I added a steering diode to operate the PROII's receive antenna relay such 
> that during transmit the receive antenna is disconnected and the 
> distortion went away.
>
> There is no protective bulb in the PROII.
>
> de Paul, W8AEF
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz at arrl.net>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 4:37 AM
> Subject: [-] Re: [ICOM] Receive antenna input?
>
>
>> 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
>
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