[ICOM] IC 746 (non-pro) Recieve antenna ?

[Billy Cox]

Here's a few options ...

http://www.radiobooks.com/products/svdxii.htm

http://www.mods.dk/view.php?ArticleId=3765

http://www.greenrover.demon.co.uk/746_rxmod.html

http://www.ham.dmz.ro/icom/ic-746-separating-the-tx-and-rx-lines.php

There might be others out on the web ...

That help?

73 de Billy, AA4NU


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Miller" <JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:26 PM
Subject: [ICOM] IC 746 (non-pro) Recieve antenna ?


>I have wondered about the Rx antenna also.  My thought was to use the T/R
> relay output for the amplifier to control an antenna switch.  Is there an
> (inexpensive) antenna switch that can be electrically controlled or would 
> it
> be too slow?
>
> Tnx es 73, de Jim KG0KP
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Greenacres113 at aol.com>
> To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:12 PM
> Subject: [ICOM] ic 746 antenna switching
>
>
>> I have an Icom 746 non Pro. Just a plain IC  746.  It's got ant. ports on
> the
>> back but not an aux. ant.  one.
>> ......
>> I just put up a 160m OCF dipole. I was thinking of building a
> beverage/loop
>> to rx with.
>> .....
>> I thought of a sorta' crude way if it's  possible. Use the split freq
>> provision. Put the tx ant on vfo  B  [  ant1] & the beverage/loop on vfo
> A. [ant 2]
>> Just as u wud work split chasing  the TX5 or something. It would require
>> matching the freq.s but I think it could  be done.
>> ....
>> Is there a better way on the IC 746 ?
>>
>> k9il
>>
>>
>>
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