[ICOM] IC 7000

[John Geiger]

Hi Jim,

But see, you are proving my point.  You aren't complaining about fan noise
because you know the importance of it, among other things.  I would doubt
that the fan on the Icom 7000 is any louder than those.  The FT920 is large
enough also that it doesn't need the fan as much because the rig is easier
to dissipate heat using the heatsinks and chassis.

73s John AA5JG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hargrave" <w5ifp at gvtc.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 3:46 PM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] IC 7000


> John,
>
> >But why?  Are the buyers that stupid also?
>
> It depends on your perspective. My IC-735 has been performing great since
> 1986. I rarely hear the fan except during RTTY contest. Seems that Icom
> designed the fan circuit to work very well and quiet.
>
> I also have an FT-920 that has a similar fan operation. It comes on during
> transmit and when needed during extended operation.
>
> I'm a happy camper with the fan flow on both rigs.
>    * 73's Jim W5IFP *
>
>
>    >-----Original Message-----
>    >From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>    >[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of John Geiger
>    >Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 2:42 PM
>    >To: ICOM Reflector
>    >Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC 7000
>    >
>    >
>    >But why?  Are the buyers that stupid also?  You would rather
>    >have a dead rig
>    >(then it is real quiet) without fan noise than a little noise, which
you
>    >won't hear over the band noise anyways, then a cool one that
>    >lasts longer?
>    >What are they doing-putting the radio next to the bed and
>    >trying to listen
>    >to it while the spouse sleeps?
>    >
>    >73s John AA5JG
>    >
>    >----- Original Message -----
>    >From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
>    >To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>    >Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 2:22 PM
>    >Subject: RE: [ICOM] IC 7000
>    >
>    >
>    >
>    >Because buyers bitch so much about fan noise!
>    >
>    >73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
>    >Oklahoma City, OK
>    >
>    >
>    >
>    >
>    >> From: aa5jg at lcisp.com
>    >> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>    >> Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC 7000
>    >> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:06:57 +0000
>    >>
>    >> What is so difficult about Icom (and other manufacturers)
>    >having the fan
>    >run
>    >> all of the time? Don't they want the rigs to stay cool?
>    >>
>    >> 73s John AA5JG
>    >>
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