[ICOM] ICOM IC-208H mic gain question

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

SOME Icom rigs had an IC amp in the audio chain with a resistor from the output sending feedback back to set the amplification level.  This is negative feedback and increasing that resistance will have the effect of decreasing that negative feedback and thus increasingh the gain and deviation level.  However, with all the surface mount technology in current rigs, this may not offer an acceptable way of boosting the deviation level. 
  
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
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> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 17:47:19 -0800
> From: n9ejs at yahoo.com
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] ICOM IC-208H mic gain question
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> Yes, it does have FM Narrow bandwith and I changed to that in desparation; didn't seem to help the reports I received!
> From all the reports, it looks like that's the nature of this beast!
> Thanks and 73.
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>                                  George, N9EJS
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> On Friday, December 6, 2013 11:11 AM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> If the 208H has selectable bandwidth, make sure that FM-Narrow is NOT selected in the setup menu!
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> 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 in OKC