[ICOM] IC-765 Sensitivity Problem

[Marc & Tricia Niebergall]

Thanks again. Looks like I'll be tearing in to the rig again soon.

Marc
On Apr 11, 2015 7:55 AM, "David Wood" <w4ej at myglnc.com> wrote:

> Marc, one of the attenuator relays is located on the RF front end board.
> The other relay is located on the antenna switch unit.  I used some
> miniature RF relays that come in a TO-5 can I happened to have on hand to
> fix this issue.  These are pretty pricy if you buy them new.  I could not
> find the originals, but I did not search much since I had the others.  You
> might try exercising the attenuator relays multiple times and see if they
> are intermittent first. In my case, the attenuator relays and RL-13 were
> all
> bad.  Best of luck as the mechanics are tight working on these two boards.
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Icom [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Marc &
> Tricia
> Niebergall
> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 10:34 AM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-765 Sensitivity Problem
>
> Dave,
> Tnx fer that info. Is that on the same panel as RL-13?  And is the part
> still available?
> Marc
> On Apr 11, 2015 7:27 AM, "David Wood" <w4ej at myglnc.com> wrote:
>
> > I had exactly the same issue and had to replace the attenuator relays.
> > Good
> > luck!  73  Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Icom [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bry
> Carling
> > Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 2:08 AM
> > To: ICOM Reflector
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-765 Sensitivity Problem
> >
> > Tap around inside there with the cover off and see which item is
> sensitive
> > to being touched. If that doesn't work you can try spraying some freezing
> > cold spray stuff which will often pinpoint an intermittent problem.
> >
> > Best regards - Brian Carling
> > AF4K Crystals Co.
> > 117 Sterling Pine St.
> > Sanford, FL 32773
> >
> > Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Apr 11, 2015, at 12:23 AM, Marc & Tricia Niebergall <
> > mtniebs at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I am encountering an intermittent RF sensitivity problem which can be
> > > cleared up by tapping on the side of the cabinet.  The Icom FAQ's
> suggest
> > > changing RL-13, so that is what I did. I thought the problem was
> solved,
> > > but now it is back.  Are there any other suggestions I might try?  It
> is
> > > definitely a connection of some sort, because tapping on the side of
> the
> > > cabinet temporarily clears it up.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Marc-k7wxk
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