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Rickinsc
Junior Member
Username: Rickinsc
Post Number: 14
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 5:03 pm: | 
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Hello I would like some help if possible. I recently purchased this radio from an Ebay auction. After getting the radio hooked up to a 25 amp power supply it was noticed that it will only transmit 5 watts on any frequency and the same on AM or SSB. I know per the manual that it is supposed to be variable from 10 through 100 watts.Any help would be greatly appreciated as I will need to act quickly if this is not something simple. Thanks Rick |
Kc0gxz
Advanced Member
Username: Kc0gxz
Post Number: 713
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 3:31 am: |
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Rickinsc
There are many Hams throughout the country that use only (QRP-5 watts or less) low-power.
Therefore, the possibility exists that this radio has had the power turned down "internally". You might want to call the previous owner and see if this is indeed the case.
If it isn't, then obviously there is a problem with the radio and he more than likely accidently-on-purpose failed to tell you about it. If so, then hire some bone-crushers to go visit with him for a while.
Jeff, kc0gxz. |
Rickinsc
Junior Member
Username: Rickinsc
Post Number: 15
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - 2:38 pm: |
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Thanks Jeff I will look into it further how to turn up the power. I bought it off ebay and was never told to me in the description,needless to say if it is not turned down I got taken for a ride. Thanks for the input. Rick |
Al_lafon
Intermediate Member
Username: Al_lafon
Post Number: 171
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 10:07 pm: |
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Icom has real good service manuals i'd also look
into that if you can find one it'll be real easy
to fix. |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 255
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 12:57 pm: |
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I'm not 100% sure but I seem to recall that then 720 may have had an internal switch for QRP but you'd need to check around. |
Someguyfdl
New member
Username: Someguyfdl
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 6:50 pm: |
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Here's a link to the manual in .PDF format:
http://dw.ham.dmz.ro:8080/downloads/icom/ham.dmz.ro.ic720a_manual.pdf |
Slugo4449
Member
Username: Slugo4449
Post Number: 76
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 12:38 am: |
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Seems to me that radio is supposed to be 200 watts on SSB.
73
Marty
KG6QKJ |
