I have one of those rigs that needs a tech to look at it as well....i hooked
it up backwards to a 12VDC source once and it blew the protection diode in
side...so i opened it and removed the protection diode and the radio still
doesn't work....then again, perhaps i have to replace the diode with
another, or at least, a strip of wire...but i was reluctant to do that since
the diode allows for a one way path only and a wire would allow bi
directional flow....which might toast the entire radio.
Also, need a new battery for it...other then that, I think it would work
absolutely great...its a bit on the large and cumbersome side though, but
definitely a breeze as far as accessibility goes.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: Accessibility of the Icom ac2at?
> If that is the IC2
AT, with a small modification, it is quite accessible,
> but the one short coming is that it doesn't have PL. If there is one tone
> that is predominant in her area, it is a pretty simple matter to obtain
one
> of the Communications Specialists PL encoders and mount it inside the
> IC-2AT, so that it is always on.
>
> The '2AT uses three thumbwheels to set the MHz digit, the 100 kHz digit,
> and the 10 kHz digit. A 2 position switch next to the right hand
> thumbwheel selects between 0 and 5 kHz. Modifying the radio involves
> filing a notch out of the thumbwheel on each of the 0 digits so that the
> blind user has a reference point. After that, it is just a matter of
> counting the clicks.
>
> I have such a radio that I've been trying to sell locally for $20, but
mine
> needs a little TLC. The contacts on the thumbwheels have become oxidized
> from non-use and it needs to be dissassembled and cleaned before it would
> be ready to put back into service.
>
> One benefit to the Icom IC2AT is that it is very frugile on battery
> consumption--using just 550 mA on high power. I like using this radio for
> public service events because the batteries outlast most other HTs.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 11:38 AM 9/25/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hey all,
> >A local ham here in town who is now a silent key, had an Icom AC2AT in
his
> >radio equipment, and I'm wondering how accessible of a radio that would
be
> >to us? Just trying to help Holly Alonzo who is now on this list to get
some
> >sort of radio, and it's always good to have more than one ht
> > 73 de Dan VA3ETS
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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