Thanks for all the suggestions, Steve, and I'm pursuing them one by one
here.
I do all my antenna switching manually from here in the shack, and I have
checked all feedlines, etc., but I'll keep re-checking and eliminating
possibilities just to be sure.
And, that re-set sounds like more and more of a possibility.
Will keep you posted.
The worst that can happen is that I send the rig in, and still have the
TS480 to learn and work with.
So, I won't be off the air.
And, if there's one thing this is teaching me, it's the need for a dummy
load, which I will order from MFJ once I see how finances sort out here.
Merry Christmas to you and everyone on the list.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: possible problem with output power on IC746
> Tom,
>
> I also remember hearing about final problems with some of the 746's.
> Perhaps it was with the PRO, but some e-ham or google searching may kick
> up something for you.
>
> If all else fails, I would also vote for the reset. There's a lot going
> on
> in these modern radios and things can get out of whack.
>
> You really should have a dummy load . Are you sure that all is good
> between
> the rig and antennas? If you are running a single coax to the tower and
> remote switching between antennas, be sure coax and switch are good. If
> running 2 feedlines to the antennas, what is common to both in the shack?
> Check all connections between rig and any meters, switches, filters, etc.
> To eleminate everything else from the equation, connect a resonant
> antenna direct to the rig and have your xyl check the rig's meter.
>
> As for the reset, perhaps swr protection is kicking in for some reason
> and
> limiting power. Maybe a reset will fix it. Kenwood (at least on the
> TS-2000) offers a choice of full or partial reset. While a full reset
> blows away everything and restores all to factory defaults, a partial will
> keep memory and menu settings intact. Check your manual and see if Icom
> offers this feature.
>
> 73 and Merry Christmas,
> Steve KW3A
>
>
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