[ICOM] icom 706 MK2

[Adrian]

On 12/4/24 04:48, Facility 406 wrote:
> Brian will have to let us know, and how his troubleshooting is going.
>
> It's unfortunate this forum hasn't had the "Allow Attachments" box 
> checked, or I'd provide some reasonably sized pics of how I bypassed 
> the power cord and connector issue.
>
> Kurt 


This is an issue with many 100w smaller radios, My FT-897 had the problem

and I replaced the rear molex with a direct HD big cable direct to 
internal terminals, with rubber grommet.

No more issue and resulting VD ~0.5v @100w which is very good. The stock 
setup would VD ~ 2v or

more. as the connect deteriorated with time.


If you have a variable V PSU then dropping the radio Vss to a point 
where it cuts out, will indicate the volt drop

required to cause the issue. Under-size cable (high VD) is often an 
issue with homebrew cables.


73


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