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- Subject: Icom 737 Transmit Mod File
- From: lmarrin@delphi.com
-
- Following is a copy from Packet, on how to do the transmit mod for the
- well-reviewed. Icom 737 HF transciever. If someone else tries it, please
- let us know if it works.
-
- 73 from Leigh/KM6JE in Santa Barbara.
- ________________________________________________________________
- 1300 B# 1312 ALL IW3BKW WW 940312 ICOM IC-737 GEN.COVERANGE.
- From: IW3BKW@OE7XCI.#TIR.AUT.EU
- ICOM IC-737
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- GENERAL COVERANGE IN TRANSMISSION.
-
- 1) Remove the top and bottom covers of the transceiver.
-
- 2) Remove the final power amplifier module.
-
- 3) Locate the LOGIC-UNIT on witch there is a back-up lithium battery
- for the RAM memory.
-
- 4) On the LOGIC-UNIT, near the chip called IC6 (TMP82C265BF-2),between
- the output pin PC06 and the imput pin PA15, find the diode D3.
-
- 5) This diode is not an SMD component.
-
- 6) Cut the diode D3.
-
- ..Now the ICOM IC-737 will transmit from 1,6 to 30 Mhz !!!.
- 73's de IW3BKW Riccardo @OE7XCI. ***
-
- *** END OF MSG # 1300 from IW3BKW @ OE7XCI.#TIR.AUT.EU
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-
- From: Greg@epitome.er.doe.gov (Greg Chartrand)
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- Subject: Icom 737 CW Filter Switching Mod.
- Date: 15 Mar 1994 17:51:37 GMT
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-
- CW Filter Switching Modification for the Icom 737
-
-
- The Icom 737 is a wonderful radio for CW operation, but I did not like
- the filtering switching options offered in normal operation of the radio
- when you have installed BOTH the 9 Mhz and 455 Khz optional CW filters.
- The default option is to use the SSB filter for CW in the CW mode, and
- then switch in BOTH the 9 Mhz and 455 Khz optional IF filters in the CW-N
- mode. This provides too broad a filter for general tuning in CW, and
- the CW-N mode (with the two filters in) is far too sharp for just
- tuning around.
-
- I felt that it would be better to allow the 455 Khz filter to be
- functioning full time in the CW mode, and then switch in the 9 Mhz CW
- filter in the CW-N mode. The following simple modification only requires a
- single wire to added to the radio.
-
-
-
- MODIFICATION
-
- 1) Remove the top/bottom cover of the radio as per the manual.
-
- 2) Position the radio facing you and locate the resistor R-323 which is
- simply labeled "323" on the PC board just to the left of the opional
- 455 Khz CW filter. Solder a wire to the end of R-323 which is closest
- to the front pannel.
-
- 3) Locate J-3 just above and to the right of the 9 Mhz filter F-13.
- Attach a wire to the connector or wire going to pin 7. Pin 7 is the
- third pin from the right. (The pins are numbered 1-9 from left to right)
- You may carefully tack solder a wire to the plug by removing it first.
- I used a solid 28 gauge wire and just pushed it into the connector without
- soldering.
-
- 4) Replace the top and bottom covers.
-
-
- I'm happy with the function of this modified switching arrangement.
- The CW-N function is now the mode of last resort when going after the weak
- ones, or when the QRM gets out of control, and tuning with just the 455 Khz
- filter is a better than using the SSB filter.
-
- Good luck! 73's
- Greg Chartrand
- WA9EYY
- ___________________________________________________________________________
-
- Pin 7 of J3
- _________
- |ooooooooo|
- |
- ____________ |_
- | F13 | |
- |____________| |
- |
- ____________ |
- | CW FILTER | |
- |____________| |
- |
- |
- |
- | | ------------
- | - | CW |
- New wire >| R-323 | | | FILTER |
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