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Home Brew And Tech Forum / Icon718 SWR meter
« on: February 16, 2014, 07:52:37 PM »
Hi all. I have bought an Icom 718 that I was going to put in the Peterbuiult. I started checking it all out and the one thing that bothers me is that the SWR meter reads 1.0:1 no mater what band the radio is on or what antenna I'm on. Lets say I'm on 10m on the radio and I'm on a 80m wire it still shows 1.0:1. Something is very wrong and working on HF radios is a bit out of my abilities.
I thought I was also having a problem with the TX but that turned out to be a coax issue.

The other problem I'm having is the microphone. It always sounds muffled badly. I found a couple mods on line but they didn't seem to help much so I put it back to stock. I read that a diff element can be put in the mic for better, cleaner audio but now cant find the info.

Anyway, If I could get some help on finding the problem with the SWR meter in this radio would be a great place to start. I work long hours and don't get a chance to check in on the forum on a daily basis but in time (and lots of it) I think I could walk thru whatever needs done.

Thanks , Jerry...

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New member welcome / New Guy Here
« on: February 16, 2014, 12:02:13 AM »
Hi All.

I was invited to this forum and it looks like a nice place. I see folks do visit it, better than a couple other forums I've been invited too. And not 100's of people a day. and that's also a good thing so I don't get far behind when I don't check in every day.

I'm into HAM radio and do contesting as much as my job will allow. I drive truck for a living. I haul gas, diesel and jet fuel. Run around with a bomb strapped on my back all day. At least that's what the XLY tells me. I get home every night but just long enough to eat and sleep and do it again.

I enjoy RTTY a lot. Digital modes rock. IO do SSB too but...
Here are my working conditions at this time:
FT1000MP with all the extras you can put into it, Dentron MLA-2500 amp, I use a Microkeyer2 for my digital connections with an old beat up computer I keep running somehow. A also have an FT-2900 that I use for the local VHF chit-chat. I'm running the HF into a 40ft tower with a TH5DX tri-bander. I had a Steppir vertical up but just took it down to sell. I'm hoping with the funds I have saved and with selling the vertical I can upgrade my beam to a Steppir 3 element. This will cover all the bands I like to work. I don't get much time for 80m or 40m sense I go to work at 2am.

I cant spell worth a hoot and suck typing. I hunt and peck on the keyboard but it gets me by.

So that's enough about me. Hope to meet and help others here in the future.

Jerry...

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