The media in this post is not displayed to visitors. To view it, please go to the original post.
New ham in a family here on the Fediverse, and thought they might be able to use this new to me radio... but required a little maintenance. Back on the air now, just chatted with someone in Japan. #hamradio
Radio Free Trumpistan likes this.
reshared this
Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to AI6YR Ben • •That Icom rig looks familiar...either I had one, or still have it but it's in a box on mothballs somewhere. Got a manual for that?
AI6YR Ben likes this.
AI6YR Ben
in reply to Radio Free Trumpistan • • •@claralistensprechen5th Manual here
bama.edebris.com/download/icom…
Bama Manual Archive
bama.edebris.comRadio Free Trumpistan likes this.
Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to AI6YR Ben • •Kewl and a half! About my rig, I was off-number by five. What I've got is an IC-730.
AI6YR Ben likes this.
Gary @N8DMT
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Radio Free Trumpistan likes this.
AI6YR Ben
in reply to Gary @N8DMT • • •Radio Free Trumpistan likes this.
Steven Rosenberg
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •AI6YR Ben
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •The radio required some maintenance. Lubrication of potentiometers and switches, plus there was a bad soldrr joint on the rotary encoder on front. The radio apparently came off a sailboat that sailed all over the world. #hamradio
Radio Free Trumpistan likes this.
reshared this
AI6YR Ben reshared this.
AI6YR Ben
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Inside of a 1980's rotary encoder. Looked okay but wiped it clean of dust. Ended up a bad solder joint on one of the optical sensors. #hamradio #electronics
Radio Free Trumpistan likes this.
reshared this
AI6YR Ben reshared this.
Taran Rampersad
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Radio Free Trumpistan likes this.
AI6YR Ben
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Yes,this required digging out 3 power supplies. One is bad (needs new capacitors, no doubt), the other one is too small (fine for DIY coffee roasters lol). The other one was JUST RIGHT, so Goldilocks used the working power supply and fell asleep in the comfy baby bear sized chair until the bear family came back and decided she should get eaten. 🤪
reshared this
AI6YR Ben and GhostOnTheHalfShell reshared this.
Paul_IPv6
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Radio Free Trumpistan likes this.
Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to Paul_IPv6 • •You read my mind there.
AI6YR Ben likes this.
Greg
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Astron power supply?
I have one of the older ones that weighs 100 lbs. 😀 Should last forever.