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

[Jerry Keller]

I'd be very interested in the circuit that you used, Paul... wsould you be 
willing to share it?
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 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [-] Re: [ICOM] Receive antenna input?


> 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
>
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