[ICOM] IC735 Users

[Dave Shirk]

Thanks to all of you that responded, both here, and privately. The  
answer to #2 was the NB being on. My regular rig is the 7000, and I  
never turn the NB off. It never ocurred to me. Thanks for that tip.

Kevin, k8SU, sent me great photos and how-to's to fix the encoder.  
Thanks so much Kevin.

So I still have to deal with the frequency alignment, but I think I  
will just try to adjust C138, as the 735 User Manual suggests.

Thanks to all again,

Dave - KI4KQ



On Jun 10, 2008, at 2:10 AM, Dave Shirk wrote:

> Hello folks,
>
> First of all, thanks a ton to all that have spent thier valuable  
> time in helping me with details on getting this rig functional. From  
> shorted tantalums, to jumper settings for 9600 baud CI-V.
>
> I have slowly been getting my old 735 back operational. To date,  
> have brought it from dead, to making contacts, and modifying my  
> software for software control of the radio. I still have some issues  
> that I would like to address. I will list them as separate items  
> below:
>
> 1 - The readout frequency is about 110Hz too high. Will a simple  
> adjustment of the 1st local oscillator take care of this, or is it  
> more complex?
>
> 2 - The receiver seems very sensitive to overload. It has been so  
> long since I have used this rig, I do not know if it is the normal  
> behavior for the 735. It seems once a signal gets over S9, the  
> signal starts to distort. Any comments?
>
> 3 - It looks like I am getting close to tuner encoder problems. It  
> basically works well, but sometimes acts odd. Could this be a  
> cleaning issue?
>
> Any and all comments appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dave - KI4KQ