[ICOM] IC-756PROII Operation

John Fleming john at wa9als.com
Mon Jun 16 08:20:43 EDT 2008


   Don't  worry  about  the  duty  cycle  -  It's rated 100% at full duty
   cycle.   I've  run mine hard during contesting (706MKIIG also) without
   problems.  I love this about Icoms!

   73 - John, WA9ALS

   On Sun, June 15, 2008 6:00 pm, John Hart wrote:
   >
   > Does anyone know if the IC-756PROII can be safely operated while
   > standing on it's rubber feet (the ones located on the right side)? I
   >  can  not  find  anything  in  the  manual  about the operation in a
   vertical
   > mode. I will be using my ProII for Field Day on RTTY and PSK-31 run
   > remotely via the MixW software. My desk work area is limited and I
   >  won't  need  to  access  the  controls.  I  only  plan  to  run the
   transmitter
   > at about 70 watts due to the duty cycle of RTTY and PSK-31.
   >
   > Note: My ProII has been modified to allow the cooling fan to run at
   > half speed on receive and goes to full speed as needed in transmit.
   >
   > John, K3KWO
   >
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