[ICOM] Odd Radio Death

[Mike Olbrisch]

General rule-of-thumb is to try a reset before shipping it.  But that's only my
rule-of-thumb.

Mike - KD9KC.
El Paso, Tx.
DM61rt

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 Casey Raskob
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 7:08 PM
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Odd Radio Death
> 
> My much loved Icom 7000 just had a bizarre death.
> 
> The unit is mounted in my car, head end on the dash, radio 
> mounted in  
> the trunk over the battery tray.  It is mostly used on 2m with some  
> public safety scanning.  It does not get any HF use save for SW  
> listening and truckers for road conditions.   Radio is 100% 
> stock.  I  
> have no ignition noise issues or alternator whines.  The 
> leads to the  
> radio are short and well attached.
> 
> Get in the car yesterday, and fire up the radio for the usual 2m  
> roundtable on the way to work.
> 
> No sound.  No S meter reading.  I check all the settings....normal.   
> No sound for TV Audio.  No White Noise when squelch is turned down.   
> Oddly, while the S meter is dead, the green LED on the right side  
> shows RX when the squelch is moved, and the radio will scan presets  
> "normally", save no receive or sound.   This is the same on 
> all bands,  
> all modes.  I tried to TX on 10m (the 11 meter whip is 
> shortened) and  
> dead just the same as 2m.  On SSB, the meter does not move as normal  
> when you turn the RF gain.  The meter shows nothing.
> 
> Transmitting, the red TX led lights, but again no S meter reading  
> showing PO.  The unit shows "100 % power" for the "start up" 
> screen.   
> Radio does not TX.  SWR on antenna has not changed, perfect 
> at the low  
> side and 1.4 at 147.990 (verified with other radio, and same swr as  
> always)
> 
> All menu items can be changed, the faceplate is "normal" save 
> the lack  
> of any s meter readings.
> 
> Other than a snap of cold weather, there have been no changes.  I've  
> had the radio a while, so I made sure that I had not changed any of  
> the settings.
> 
> I'm going through withdrawal...I'm too used to knowing what 
> is going on.
> 
> Any other 7000's die suddenly ?  It's off to Washington again...
> 
> Casey
> K2FIX
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