[-] Re: [ICOM] Receive antenna input?

[Paul Playford]

Sorry, my mistreak <grin>.  I wrote that at 5am, a little before I wake up. 
However the rest of my response is true.

It should be noted that I modified the receive antenna switching to clean up 
my transmitted signal, not to protect the receiver.

But the modified antenna switching does protects the receiver.

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 7:22 AM
Subject: [-] Re: [ICOM] Receive antenna input?


> 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