[ICOM] ICOM IC706MKII WON'T DO SIX METERS!

[XE1UFO]

Dear Ed and all,

Thanks for your note!

When I am in VFO mode, or in Memory Chanel mode (It makes no difference), 
tuning jumps directly from 29.999 to 144.000.  By the way, I cannot make the 
CH # disappear from the display.

I did the mod that is supposed to unlock TX and RX.  My unit is the version 
with the row of eleven diodes, that you only have to remove diode #10 and 
leave all diode places unpopulated.

In case you are wondering why the need to unlock, I need access to 5.305 Mhz 
for an air rescue service, and 6.830 for our base in another state here in 
Mexico.

Another very strange thing: I do the master reset, and everything starts up 
fine.  I tune, say, to 7.075 Mhz., our national SSB gathering place (So 
sorry, U. S. digital hams!)  Now, I need a carrier to set up my manual 
antenna matcher, and go to low power on AM.  From there, there is NO WAY I 
can get back to LSB.  In fact, after leaving AM, I can only go to USB, CW, 
CW-R, and FM.  I cannot even get back to AM!  So I have to do a master rest 
again!

And the diode removal gave me about 150-200 khz on each side of the ham 
bands, but not general coverage.  In fact, I have NO general coverage RX any 
more!  So something is very weird (besides me!).

Thanks for your ideas!

Steve, XE1UFO a.k.a. KA5SUT