[ICOM] IC-7000 and Better RF antenna controller

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

It's probably the HS-1800 itself that has
gone intermittent on you. I have an HS-1500
with my 706 Mk II and the base connection
seems to lose good contact after a few months
of operation. No automatic stuff here, but
my symptoms are the same. Clean ALL of the
connections involving the antenna and make
sure you have a REALLY GOOD connection to
the vehicle chassis at the antenna base.
The grounding strap there is another likely
problem area.

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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
* (Since 30 Nov 53) *
* Oklahoma City, OK *
* USAF, Ret (61-81) *
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> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:04:46 -0700
> From: gfiber at comcast.net
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ICOM] IC-7000 and Better RF antenna controller
>
> Any one running the combination of IC-7000 and the 2 piece Better RF
> Screwdriver antenna controller combination along with one of the
> screwdriver antennas?
> I have it operating my HS-1800/PRO antenna. It works fine some days and
> some days is seems to have lost its mind and will not find a low SWR point.
> Yesterday I turned it off hitting the tune button and in a few moments
> it turned back on and put the rig into transmit and moved the antenna to
> one end of its travel.
> I will do a reset this weekend and go after it again. Likely I need to
> do more bonding on my 2009 Tacoma but sure seems to be apparently
> bothered by any possible RFI and I don't notice any in my other equipment.
>
> Another question have any of you used a similar combination using the
> N2VZ turbo Tuner? Are you happy with either?
>
> I actually got spoiled using the IC-706MKII non G model with the
> HS-1800/PRO and the AN-COMM controller it mostly never missed a beat
> unless I hosed it up a few times.
> Then a quick reset and I was back in business and I did not have every
> piece of the vehicle bonded when using that combination.
> Had that combination for probably 9 years running on 3 different vehicles.
>
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> Gary P. Fiber K8IZ
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