[ICOM] Anybody using the ICOM AT-120 tuner with IC-7000? UPDATE

[Jerry Flanders]

UPDATE: Got it all installed today and everything works FB - this 
AT-120 seems to be completely compatible with my IC-7000.

Jerry W4UK

 >Thanks, Gary (and Tom, who emailed privately). That is good to 
know. Sometimes you get what you >hope for! BTW, my 120 is an 
excellent tuner - has a greater range than the AH-4 - can tune my 
LONG >whip to 3.6 MHz.
 >
 >Mine worked right off the hamfest table - needed no mods. There may 
have been two models, >because I have heard the mod story before and 
also saw pictures of the circuit board on one that >needed mod and 
that picture did not match mine.
 >
 >Jerry W4UK

 >At 12:05 AM 8/21/2007, you wrote:
>Jerry,
>
>I don't know the answer but my AT-120 would not shut off with the 
>2nd press of the tune button with my 706MKII. I had to do a 
>modification to the AT-120. It involved removing 2 caps and I think 
>a daughter board, its been a long time since I did that 
>modification. Icom had the modification at one time while I worked 
>there. i would give it a try on the 7000, don't remember anything 
>different in the tuner connections as the AH-4 works fine with it.
>
>Gary K8IZ
>
>Jerry Flanders wrote:
>>I think the ICOM AT-120 antenna tuning unit was made for marine 
>>apps, but it has worked perfectly for me in my mobile with my old 
>>706mk2g on all the HF bands - it apparently "thinks" it is an AH4.
>>
>>Now that I have an IC-7000 on order, and remembering that I have 
>>heard of minor incompatibilities with some ATUs, I don't know what 
>>to expect with my new IC-7000 and AT-120.
>>
>>Anybody have thoughts on this?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Jerry W4UK
>>----