On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Jim Aguirre wrote:
> Icom changed the 706MK2G design a while back to use Mitsubishi finals.
> The only way to convert one of the older units with Motorola finals to
> Mitsubishi finals is to replace the main circuit board to accommodate
> the new Mitsubishi finals. Kuni said the cost of doing that would be
> approximately $600; more than the radio is worth.
>
> That's really unfortunate as a lot of folks...including me...have the
> older version with the Motorola finals. If/when they die, the old
> versions are just so much junk.
Not necessarily! An all-mode rig like that (no finals) would make an
acceptable IF for a microwave transverter stack.
--buck kc2hiz
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