[ICOM] Icom 706MKII osciallation issue

[John Geiger]

Hi Larry,

Is this the fix with adding a spring to the one circuit board?

73 John AF5CC


On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Larry Benko <xxw0qe at comcast.net> wrote:

> Icom service bulletin #928.  I can send you pictures if you want.
>
> 73,
> Larry, W0QE
>
>
>
> On 1/23/2014 2:03 PM, John Geiger wrote:
>
>> I have a new to me Icom 706MKII that showed up today via FEDEX and it is
>> acting strangly on 17 and 15 meters.  At times on CW the SWR will jump up a
>> little bit and then go back down.  Also, I was receiving reports of
>> distorted audio on SSB for those bands, like there was RF getting back into
>> the mic.  Tried a 706MKII I already have with exactly the same setup and it
>> had no problems.
>>
>> I remember reading about 17m/15m oscillation problems on the MKIIG.
>>  Didn't know if it occurred on the MKII but it appears that it does.  What
>> is the fix for this?
>>
>> 73 John AF5CC
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