The famous ICOM IC-7200 is a great transceiver and I like it very much.Īs announced in several forums I realized that it has some (few) weaknesses o…Īs I connected a PIEZO HB-46 handset to my IC-7200 I recognized a “warbling” SSB modulation while working at the antenna. Mainly as a detector in making heterodyne type frequency measurements, I’ve bought my ICOM R-71A approximately 20 years ago. Potentiometer looking device behind the tuning knob. I have recently suffered a total failure of the tuning encoder.i.e. Subject: Tuning encoder failure for Icom 7700 Subject: RX Expanded RF 130MHz ~ 174MHz for Alinco DR-130T “you won’t beĪble to fix this one” he said, “it is kind o… I got this Alinco DR620 from a fellow ham with a big smile. Subject: Alinco DR620 high power jammer repair note Remove the dial knob, unscrew the 2 screws on the back bottom of the radio. Subject: Mars/Cap modification for Alinco DJ-175 In this Edition, you will find a list of all the new & updated articles now on our site. It only comes out every 2 or 3 months.ĭear Lee Besing, this is the mods.dk newsletter. If you find it interesting, please visit their website and sign up for your own copy. Many older HF rigs won’t go there without a mod, like the ICOM 706MKII-G, etc.Īnyway… Here is the newsletter I just received today. But there are legit reasons for being able to receive or transmit out of what was “normal” when a rig was built, such as the 60 meter band that was recently opened for hams to use (few years ago). Of course, I’m not trying to encourage anyone to make illegal mods, or to use their transmitter in an illegal fashion. And if you wanted to modify a radio, but didn’t know how, they usually have the instructions.
I’ve found lots of hard to find manuals for obscure radios, or current radios. While the site is hosted in Germany, the site is written in English. Dear Fellow Hams! Just in case you were unaware of this free source of information about ham radio hardware “fixes”, I chose to share this recently received electronic newsletter from to which I subscribe.