[ICOM] 751 vs 751a

[EP Swynar]

Hi Tom,

True enough --- however, cheap pensioner that I am(!), I prefer to dole out
a coupla bux for abattery holder & two pen cells, rather than whatever it
might cost to get a replacement board...! Hi Hi (I'm sure it'd be a LOT
more, too!)...

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ



----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Norris" <r390a at bellsouth.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] 751 vs 751a


> There are several companies that build EEPROM replacements for that
> board. PIEXX is one that comes to mind, as that is where I purchased
> a board for my IC M-700.
>
> Adam Farson has links to several companies that supply such boards
> listed on his main Icom page at  http://www.ab4oj.com/icom/main.html
>
> 73
>
> Tom NU4G
>
> On Oct 22, 2006, at 7:10 AM, EP Swynar wrote:
>
> > Hi John,
> >
> > WHATEVER the difference(s) may be, they DO share one thing in
> > common, i.e.
> > that infamous memory battery back-up that needs replacement every 10
> > years...failure to do so results in the poor thing forgetting
> > whether it's a
> > transceiver, or a digital toaster!
>
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