[ICOM] Encoder for IC751A - main tuning

[Mike Olbrisch]

Gary is right about the 735.  Not to worry.  My battle-tested 735 had a dead
battery.  It didn't hold memories, but it did work just fine after 3 years on
the shelf.  I put a new battery in it before selling it.

Gary - correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't there a slight trickle current that
kept the battery topped off if you left the radio powered up?

Mike - KD9KC.
El Paso, Tx.
DM61rt

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (Molon labe. [mo-lone lah-veh] Google it)

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Hargrave
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:48 PM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] Encoder for IC751A - main tuning
> 
> Gary,
> 
> I hope you are right. I have been led to believe it also 
> powers the CPU to retain some of the programming information. 
> If it only holds the memories, that might explain the long 
> life without any failures. I only use the memories for band 
> switching and have never found them empty. Maybe I'm just lucky.
> 
> * 73's Jim W5IFP *
> 
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> >  [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Gary Fiber
> >  Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 4:08 AM
> >  To: ICOM Reflector
> >  Subject: RE: [ICOM] Encoder for IC751A - main tuning
> >
> >
> >  Jim,
> >
> >  The IC-735 memory battery ONLY backs up the 10 memories 
> nothing else.
> >  Worse thing that will happen if the memory battery goes dead in an
> >  IC-7355 is all the memories will reset to 28.000 MHz
> >
> >  Gary K8IZ
> 
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