[ICOM] Icom 706 and possible relay problem-advice

[John G.]

Hi Pat,

I don't know exactly what type of switching goes on inside the radio.

73 John AF5CC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <k9jau at sbcglobal.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 706 and possible relay problem-advice


> 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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