[ICOM] IC 735 Problems

[Nathan Moreschi]

Thanks John.

Nathan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John L Merrill" <jlmerrill at cox.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC 735 Problems


> Nate:
>
> I think this is the problem.
>
> Knowledge Base Article 5AWC496A41
>
> Issue
> My 735 has distorted RX/TX, or no RX/TX on one or more bands. Distorted 
> SSB
> audio sounds raspy and rough. The problem may be temperature related.
>
> Resolution
> There is a bad trimmer capacitors on PL unit, HPL VCO section. Replace the
> plastic trimmer capacitors C37, C45, C52, and C59 with ceramic 
> equivalents.
> Also replace the reference oscillator trimmer capacitor C138.
>
>
>
>
> John N1JM
>
>
>
>> From: Nathan Moreschi <n4ydu at nc.rr.com>
>> Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:19:46 -0000
>> To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [ICOM] IC 735 Problems
>>
>> I have an IC 735 that appears to be a little sick. I've noticed that cw
>> signals seem to sound raspy and that the overall rx sensitivity is low. 
>> The
>> raspy CW goes away after the rig has been on for a few hours.
>>
>> Could this be related to the trimmer caps?
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Nate/N4YDU
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