[ICOM] Fwd: Icom 60 Meters

[N4ch at aol.com]

I'm pretty sure the only two Icom rigs that CANNOT be readily  modified for 
transmit on 60 meters are the two early ones they made that do not  have 
general coverage receive capability, namely their first HF rig (the IC-701)  
and the IC-730.   Even their first "general coverage receive" radio,  the 
IC-720, can be modified for use on 60, but it's not the easiest to use  there, 
due to the fact that U can't store 5 memories in it, and it's not as easy  
to navigate the "channels" on 5 MHz.   All of their radios that have  
receivers capable of tuning continuously to 30 MHz (or higher, in the case of  
radios that cover 6 meters, such as the IC-726, IC-729, etc............and of  
course the IC-746 that adds 2 meters, and all the IC-706 versions) can be  
modified for general-coverage transmit, which includes 60 meters.    The only 
caveat I'm aware of in any so-modified Icom radio is the IC-756 series  
issue involving the low pass filter problem; I'm sure there's a way to avoid  
this by figuring out how to get around the radio's filter selection  
architecture, but I've never owned/worked on an Icom IC756-anything, and  have never 
had an opportunity to look.
 
The "mods.dk" site is probably the best place to look for this  info (as 
well as other useful modifications), but, yes, if U want to download  more 
than one such modification a day, U do have to pay a small  fee.
 
73, Herman, N4CH.