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From: Peter Dodd <g3ldo@ukonline.co.uk>
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Hi Kevin,
I found the IC-706 Mk1 to be a good stable receiver on 136kHz but rather 
deaf. However it worked well with a with two G0MJF 136kHz pre-amplifiers 
and tuning arrangement when used with a small antenna.

It was used in a 137kHz/7010kHz crossband QSO on the 14th October 2003 
with the late Laurie Mayhead, G3AQC when I operated as CN2PD from Marrakech.

The Mk1 was a good CW transceiver when fitted with the appropriate CW 
filter but pretty awful on SSB.

Regards

Peter G3LDO



>  Jim, Dave and others,
>
> My  "opened" IC706 Mk2 performs the same as JIm's Mk2g from 500 kHz 
> down. Output waveforms [CW] deteriorate badly from sinusoidal when one 
> attempts to maximise power output. Also, the overall efficiency is 
> very low.
>
> I only use my Mk2 as a driver and run it as lightly as possible. It 
> keys well and throws a clean stable signal through the VK2DDI Grabber 
> on the other side of the Tasman [on 508.1 kHz.]
>
> Perhaps I should add that it is a poor LF receiver - lack of 
> sensitivity and some "birdies". It is OK at 500kHz but still 
> relatively insensitive.
>
> 73,    Kevin   ZL4MD
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