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Re: Smoke
Hi All Iv not had my 7K long and its only set at %30 power output so hopefully it will not smoke. But Iv even heard of others smoking just set on receive I am the third owner of the unit So it may
By Oshb5 · #32608 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Re: Smoke
I’ve had my 7K for a few months now and really like it. I was wondering though if the ‘smoke� only appears on VHF or can it happen on any band? Cheers � Don. Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
By ve7bum@... · #32607 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Re: Smoke
Remember there is no overheating problems with the ic 7000 De ray wb2mly Sent via DroidX2 on Verizon Wireless�
By Raymond M. Burns · #32606 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Re: Smoke
Sounds like a great slogan for a t-shirt or bumper sticker! Mark
By Mark Krotz · #32605 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Re: Smoke
The earth rod is driven down about 5 feet with a 4 inch PVC pipe over it filled with Bentonite. 73. VP2ETE Sent from my BlackBerry� device from Digicel
By teddy.edwards52@... · #32604 ·
Re: Smoke
I have smoked three brand new IC-7000 (driver boards) within a few weeks of purchase. If the unit has been in Rx for a while, and smokes for no reason, it is probably the earth. It is an uncommon, but
By Marc Hillman <vk3ohm@...> · #32603 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Re: LDG IT-100 Tuner for the IC-7000
I use a 80/40 trap dipole. WB5KCA Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:52 AM To: ic7000@... Subject: Re: [IC-7000] Re: LDG IT-100 Tuner for the IC-7000 What type/kind of antenna is
By Cody, Dennis H <dhcody@...> · #32602 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
Got it. Disregard my previous post.
By Tom · #32599 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
I would like to ask ludoradio@... how he know his 7000 has 3800 hours on it. Is that his estimate or is there a hidden menu item that show this?? -Tom, W3TLN
By Tom · #32598 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
So in that case, no problem. :)
By [email protected] <ludoradio@...> · #32597 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
No, my IC7000 is online 16 hours a day (mini) from april 2012. That's all. Best regards, Ludovic - F5PBG
By [email protected] <ludoradio@...> · #32596 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
I have not checked that. 73 VP2ETE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
By Teddy Edwards <teddy.edwards52@...> · #32595 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
Still under warranty. Let Icom repair it. -Tom, W3TLN
By Tom · #32594 ·
Re: LDG IT-100 Tuner for the IC-7000
IT-100 works great, but keep in mind as others have mentioned that it is not going to handle 100W into an arbitrary match. If you're feeding a nonresonant antenna the IT-100 is very good at finding a
By [email protected] · #32593 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
Does the IC7000 save the hours of operation??
By Tom · #32592 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
Question person who has exploded driver : Have you measured idle current of the driver before ? => All owners of IC7000 must do this. This could avoid this problem. My IC 7000 was purchased in April
By [email protected] <ludoradio@...> · #32591 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Re: Low Speaker Audio
Forgot about the switch. Oh well. Larry KF5MLP
By Larry <pilot-1@...> · #32590 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Re: Low Speaker Audio
There's a switch on the back of the control head that selects either phones or speaker for the jack on the head. -Tom, W3TLN
By Tom · #32589 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Smoke
Last night, December 11th. I also heard a pop and smelled an electrical odor. No TX. I called an Icom service center this morning. They told me the driver transistor probably went out. I purchased
By Tom · #32588 ·
Re: [IC-7000] Re: Low Speaker Audio
Or put the switch to speaker on the back of the head unit. =8-)
By Robert Elsinga <robert@...> · #32587 ·