[ICOM] 706 MK II

[Paul Gates]

In my opinion the MKII is better than the G on some things. The noise in my
G drove me nuts as the saying goes... Traded it even for an older TenTec rig
which handles the noise very good.

Paul Gates, KD3JF

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Tom Bates <tlbates at lr.net> wrote:

> >>http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=17881
> Al
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> Thanks Al, but I couldn't find a board that looked like the pictures and I
> even pulled a couple of boards out to look under them..  I have the MK II
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> not the MK II G.  Maybe they are different?
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> >>It has always been the connector between the head and the body.
> If one of the connections get oxydized, may not even be visible to the
> eye, this is what happens.   I use a clean pencil eraser, and clean
> the contacts on the head and body carefully, may take more than once.
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> This sounded promising, but no joy in Mudville. I even took the head apart
> and cleaned the pins inside (after they make the right angle turn) as well
> as the copper pads on the circuit board inside that they make contact with.
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> Guess it's time to order the service manual and find my owner's manual.
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> Thanks everyone for the tips and suggestions.
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> 73,
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> Tom  -  AA1NZ
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Paul, KD3JF
Glen Burnie, MD