[ICOM] Icom 706 MKIIG cap/mars mod

[Gary Pearce KN4AQ]

At 07:39 AM 4/5/2007, you wrote:

>2.  It is my understanding that 60 meters does NOT require any NTIA
>certification and that "opened up" radios CAN be used (within the allowable
>power limits) on 60 meters.


That is correct - it works fine on 60 once "opened up".  And an early 
comment mentioned a "couple of zero ohm resistors".  For the MKIIG it's a 
single diode.  Easy if you have the tools and steady hands to unsolder a 
fly-speck surface mount component (tiny, low-power iron, magnifying glass, 
tweezers or sharp needle-nose, solder-wick).  The diode is not crammed in a 
crowded area of the circuit board.  It's easy to find.

Anybody operating on 60 - remember to turn on the Freq Lock to avoid going 
off freq by bumping the dial.

73,
Gary KN4AQ


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