Butch and all:
How about the fan on the original Icom 706?
I borrowed one once when my main HF rig needed to be sent in for repairs,
and couldn't believe the racket it made! (grin)
Interestingly, the Ic706 Mark II. G. that we have at the County EOC seems
better.73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: TMV71A Question
> The worst fan I've ever heard was the fan on my Yaesu 980, that was many
> years ago, but it sounded like a jet air plane taking off. The 2000 fan
> is a bit noisy, but I really don't notice the noise on my v71 at all.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>
> On
> Mon, 2 Jun 2008, John Miller wrote:
>
>> I've heard a lot of other radios that were a lot worse over the years.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 11:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: TMV71A Question
>>
>>
>>> John,
>>>
>>> You're probably just used to it by now.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 07:38
>>> Subject: Re: TMV71A Question
>>>
>>>
>>>> TM-G707A fan isn't noisy in mine. I'm setup in the corner of my bedroom
>>>> and
>>>> that radio is on packet, and running a lot and I hardly hear the fan
>>>> when
>>>> it's dead quiet in here at night. Figure my PBBS gets used a lot and I
>>>> beacon every half hour and I hardly even hear it anymore. TS-2000, that
>>>> fan
>>>> is a bit louder and can annoy me sometimes but then, try a computer
>>>> with
>>>> 7
>>>> fans in it and no single fan will bother you ever again. lol
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 12:23 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: TMV71A Question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Just curious. Does the gmv-71a have a noisy fan like the tmg-707? I
>>>>> really like that little radio, but the fan does kind of bug
>>>>> me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Don w6smb
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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