[ICOM] Icom 706 and possible relay problem-advice

[Pat Byrne]

John,
Is there an antenna relay or some form of solid state switching?
Pat, K9JAUAt 05:23 PM 10/25/2012, you wrote:
>I have an Icom 706 original which I picked up around 19 month ago 
>and really like it.  I have noticed for the past few months that the 
>receive seems to drop at times on certain bands-it started on 12m 
>and now occurs on 15m as well.  If you click the key or mic to 
>quickly put it into transmit the receive comes back. To me this 
>sounds like a dirty relay or one that is going bad, but it does seem 
>to not be as bad after the rig has been on a while and probably 
>heated up. It doesn't seem to affect 17m or below, or 10/6/2m either.
>
>Any ideas as to what might be going on and how much it would cost to 
>fix if necessary?
>
>73 John AF5CC
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