[ICOM] WTB: IC-22U or IC-22S

Gary Fiber gfiber at comcast.net
Mon May 18 20:27:32 EDT 2009


Some over the years have also used an IC-2AT which had the thumb 
wheel switches on it. Low power but you sure can stick an amplifier 
behind it. The DC-1 is the 12 volt power supply for it. !2 volts in 
some 9.6 volts DC out.

I once ran across an article describing how to build a DTMF to BCD 
interface for DTMF control of the IC-2AT.

Gary K8IZ

At 05:03 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote:
>That's what I was thinking as well.  Still hoping for the 'prug and pray'
>solution, but that's definitely an option.
>
>Haven't looked at the schematic yet... is it (hopefully) just a matter of
>applying a ground?
>
>Mike
>WM4B
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-
> > bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Hargrave
> > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 6:17 PM
> > To: ICOM Reflector
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTB: IC-22U or IC-22S
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > That is not a big problem, since you are planning on using them for a
> > fixed
> > frequency application.
> >
> > You can program one channel for the receive frequency and another for
> > the
> > transmit frequency and switch channels from Rec/Transmit. That will
> > give you
> > the 600hz offset.
> >
> >    * 73's Jim W5IFP *
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >    >-----Original Message-----
> >    >From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> >    >[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Mike Besemer
> > (WM4B)
> >    >Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:01 PM
> >    >To: 'ICOM Reflector'
> >    >Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTB: IC-22U or IC-22S
> >    >
> >    >
> >    >Jim,
> >    >
> >    >I did see the mods for the lower frequencies, but unfortunately I
> > need a
> >    >duplex application since it'll be used as a remote base.
> >    >
> >    >I've thought of several ways to get around the 400 KHz problem,
> >    >but all are
> >    >more work then I want to do if I can avoid it!  I'm hoping to
> >    >find a 'U' or
> >    >even a cheap 'A' that I can crystal for our application.  If not,
> > I'll
> >    >probably find and 'S' and do some mods to make it do what we need.
> >    >
> >    >Thanks for the help.
> >    >
> >    >73,
> >    >
> >    >Mike
> >    >WM4B
> >    >
> >    >> -----Original Message-----
> >    >> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-
> >    >> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Hargrave
> >    >> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 5:46 PM
> >    >> To: ICOM Reflector
> >    >> Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTB: IC-22U or IC-22S
> >    >>
> >    >> Mike,
> >    >>
> >    >> You can modify the IC-22s for the lower 2m frequencies. I
> >    >have modified
> >    >> several and at one time had 4 of them on my Packet
> >    >BBS/Cluster. It is a
> >    >> very
> >    >> reliable rig after you fix the synthesizer. All the Icom
> >    >radios of that
> >    >> vintage used steel feed-thru pins in the synthesizer boards.
> > After a
> >    >> time
> >    >> the solder connection would go cold due to dissimilar metals. The
> > 22s
> >    >> has 13
> >    >> such animals. I removed them and replaced them with a short piece
> > of
> >    >> copper
> >    >> wire. That fixed them.
> >    >>
> >    >> To put a 22S on the lower frequencies you replace the synthesizer
> >    >> Reference
> >    >> crystal and add a divide by 2 IC. I used 1/2 of a CD4013. That
> > will
> >    >> make it
> >    >> tune to the lower part of the band in 5 khz increments. 10.24 mhz
> > CB
> >    >> crystals work fine. The drawback to this mod, is the radio is
> >    >only good
> >    >> for
> >    >> simplex as the shift becomes 400 khz instead of 600. Most of our
> >    >> application
> >    >> was as packet digis, so it was not a problem. Some were also used
> > as
> >    >> repeater receivers.
> >    >>
> >    >> If you can find the 22U, its better, but a lot more 22s's were
> > made
> >    >> than
> >    >> 22u's. Sorry, but I gave away 3 of the modified 22s a couple of
> > years
> >    >> ago.
> >    >> Except for the DX Cluster, packet is a fading mode in this area.
> >    >>
> >    >>    * 73's Jim W5IFP *
> >    >>
> >    >>
> >    >>    >-----Original Message-----
> >    >>    >From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> >    >>    >[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> >    >mwbesemer at cox.net
> >    >>    >Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 7:09 PM
> >    >>    >To: ICOM Reflector
> >    >>    >Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTB: IC-22U or IC-22S
> >    >>    >
> >    >>    >
> >    >>    >All,
> >    >>    >
> >    >>    >I just realized that the IC-22S does not cover below 146 MHz
> > and I
> >    >> need
> >    >>    >it down on 145.11.  Because of this, I can only use an IC-
> > 22U.
> >    >>    >
> >    >>    >Sorry about that es 73,
> >    >>    >
> >    >>    >Mike
> >    >>    >WM4B
> >    >>    >
> >    >>    >
> >    >>    >On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:07 PM , mwbesemer at cox.net wrote:
> >    >>    >
> >    >>    >> I'm looking for an Icom IC-22U or IC-22S for use at a
> >    >>    >repeater site as
> >    >>    >> a remote base. Physical condition is not particularly
> > important.
> >    >> I
> >    >>    >> would prefer a working unit, but may consider one in
> > repairable
> >    >>    >> condition, depending on the fault.
> >    >>    >>
> >    >>    >> 73,
> >    >>    >>
> >    >>    >> Mike
> >    >>    >> WM4B
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Gary Fiber K8IZ
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