Hi again my Friend,

     Sorry please, but can't sea your name. Every things is quite all right
what did you wrote, but I'll be more happy if find away to service it. Also,
some other guys said me that a reasoned for it is reed relay. I don't know
which type of relay it is, and where I can order it. Yes, a receiver is
working as well on bands from 160 to 20 meters, but after that is more
better with preamp. Its correct signal approximately 2 s to 3 s. Would you
be so kind try to ask your friend who have a manual instruction to look,
which reed relay there is. Thank you very much for responds and be glad if
you be impossible to give me info for it. Regards, and good DX. 73 de YU7FY
                Mike

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Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: IC740 and preamp


> HI TOm,
>
> My Icom 740 doesn't have a reliable preamp either.  If I recall
> correctly there's a relay that switches it in and out when you use the
> front panel control.  Said relay goes rather flakey and doedsxn't do
> what it ought.
>
> MIne hasn't worked for years except occasionally if you cycle the
> switch a few times, same happens with the compressor.
>
> Not much help but best I can offer.  A friend of mine who had the
> service manual on that rig told me he'd replace it for me but I never
> got around to having him order the part before I left Iowa.  Oh well,
> another project for down the road.   THe receiver seems to function
> fine without it however so I just never bothered.
>
> 73 de nf5b
>
>
>
> Richard Webb
>
> Electric Spider Productions
> almost 50% of those at ground zero on 9/11/01 still have
> longterm health problems.  Almost half of those have no health insurance.