[ICOM] IC-215 alignment inst. ???

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Hi, Dave.

Your biggest problem will probably be determining
which components are which from the block and
schematic diagrams.

If the cans are "full of wax" use your wife's hair
dryer to soften the wax prior to attempting to
adjust them.  The IF stage should not need any
adjustment.

Back in 1972, I had the crystal controlled IC-20
and IC-21 rigs for 2m.  I built a GLB synthesizer
that would cover 140-149.995 MHz.  I retuned
both radios to be able to cover entire 144-148
band plus a bit below to be able to cover Air
Force M.A.R.S. frequencies.  I got about 3 Watts
at 143.950 and still had about 7 or 8 Watts out
in the majority of the 2m ham band if I remember
correctly.

I still have a 215 I bought new at Dayton back
in 1974 or 1975.

YRMV.

Mac - K2GKK/5



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e at comcast.net>
Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-215 alignment inst. ???
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:36:10 -0400

Mac.....I do have the owner's manual.  It has a simplified theory of op, and 
a block diagram and schematic. I suppose I could just tune the RF stage on 
xmit, and go through the IF stages on receive...but when alignment 
instructions exist, I like to follow them.  I suppose I'll check the receive 
with a generator, and the xmit on a wattmeter to see just how off it is from 
145 to 146 range. Might not be worth it, especially if those little xfmr 
cans are full of wax!
...Dave


----- Original Message ----- From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:19 PM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] IC-215 alignment inst. ???


>Do you have the owner manual?  I doubt
>that there is any service manual for it.
>Icom owner manuals had theory of operation
>back in the days before no-code/know-nothing
>licensing.  That should give you an idea as to
>where to start.  Owner manual came with a
>full schematic.
>
>Mac - K2GKK/5