From: "Clemens Paul" <cpaul@gmx.net>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@yahoogroups.co.uk>, <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:32:26 +0100
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Subject: RE: [rsgb_lf_group] Re: LF: RE: Icom IC-706 Tx on 477kHz
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Hi Gary,

glad to hear that the mod has been accomplished successfully at last.

73
Clemens
DL4RAJ  

>-----Original Message-----
>From: rsgb_lf_group@yahoogroups.co.uk 
>[mailto:rsgb_lf_group@yahoogroups.co.uk] 
>Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 9:42 PM
>To: rsgb_lf_group@yahoogroups.co.uk; rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>Subject: Re: [rsgb_lf_group] Re: LF: RE: Icom IC-706 Tx on 477kHz
>
>
>
>Hi Wolf & Clemens,
>
>Sorry if you got this more than once, I have had a problem 
>with e-mail server.
>
>
>Just to bring you up to date, I have carried out the mod & all 
>seems to be OK.
>
>Lots of spikes up to 20 volts p to p but a 5 port LPF cured 
>that & produced a nice sine wave.
>
>Thanks to both of you for the advice etc.
>
>
>
>
>73, Gary - G4WGT.
>
>
>On 15/12/2017 14:48, Wolfgang Büscher dl4yhf@freenet.de 
>[rsgb_lf_group] wrote:
>
>
>	  
>
>	Hi Gary and Clemens,
>	
>	exactly as written. The dealer had modified this IC706 
>(old model) for "all band transmit"; presumably to prevend 
>CBers from butchering their radios when trying to get it to TX 
>on 27 MHz. And that was all it took to squeeze out the 2 Watts 
>on 472 kHz in the lowest power setting.
>	
>	73,
>	 Wolf DL4YHF .
>	
>	
>	
>
>	Am 13.12.2017 um 20:42 schrieb Gary - G4WGT 
>g4wgt@tiscali.co.uk [rsgb_lf_group]:
>	
>
>		Hi Clemens,
>
>		Thanks for your mail.
>
>		Well, there is no reason not to trust Wolf's 
>description. His comments suggest that he has aquired the 
>radio with the mod already carried out. In the article he 
>states   " It's not sure which of the modifications in this 
>radio's former life did the trick, but quite certain it is 
>just a matter of configuration (these "modifications" used to 
>be on mods.dk or other sites)". So that tells me he has a 
>working MF Tx mode.
>
>		The next is the fact that on the mod.dk web 
>site it shows that diode D60 should be removed. "D60    enable 
>TX MW  ie. 475kHz." .... Have a look at the mods.dk web site 
>for clarification.
>		
>
>		The next fact is that this radio already has no 
>D60 in place & does not Tx lower than 1.8MHz.
>
>		Now, this radio did belong to a sight disabled 
>friend of mine & I have been his technical guru for years so I 
>know no mods have been carried out other than fitting a speech board.
>
>		So, you see my problem & reason for my original mail. !!
>
>		73, Gary - G4WGT
>		
>
>
>		On 13/12/2017 16:49, Clemens Paul wrote:
>		
>
>			Hi Gary,
>			
>			I see no reason why you should not 
>trust Wolf's description on
>			http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/mf/mf.html#IC706_on_MF
>			which I pointed you to in Jan/2017.
>			What would you consider as "real 
>confirmation" if not his work?
>			
>
>				..as web sites seem to 
>contradict the answers
>
>			Which web sites are you specifically 
>referring to?
>			
>			On mods.dk youi'll find the answer how 
>to open the TX.
>			Make sure you choose your 706 
>model,because the PCB layouts differ between
>			the first IC-706 and later models (MKx).
>			It's only about removing one or two diodes.
>			
>			73
>			Clemens
>			DL4RAJ 
>			
>			
>			
>			
>
>				-----Original Message-----
>				From: 
>owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org 
>				
>[mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Gary - G4WGT
>				Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 
>2017 4:28 PM
>				To: 
>rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; rsgb_lf_group@yahoogroups.co.uk
>				Subject: LF: Icom IC-706 Tx on 477kHz
>				
>				Hi all,
>				
>				I have asked this question 
>early in 2017 & I now hope to find 
>				some real 
>				confirmation as web sites seem 
>to contradict the answers. I 
>				did receive 
>				one reply & some details at that time.
>				
>				I now have an Icom IC-706 (not 
>Mk2 or Mk3) & would like to modify it 
>				toTx on MF 477kHz.
>				
>				Is there someone out there who 
>has carried out this mod & can confirm 
>				and/or advise that it can be 
>done (or otherwise).
>				
>				Thanks for reading.
>				
>				73 Gary - G4WGT.
>				
>				
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