Recent content by wcsd106

Nomad, I've tried two separate control heads, both of which work fine on my good 706mk2g... Leaning towards a bad relay.

Thanks, Nomad. In actuality, no I'm not hearing the faint relay click that should occur when power is applied.

The going goofy was likely a bad ground for the power cord. It only did that in the truck. On the bench it worked correctly. Now it's simply not powering up at all. No relay clicks, no nothing.

Good morning, Short Version (More detailed version below) Problem: Icom 706MKiiG will not turn on. Steps Taken So Far: Verified that power cord works on my spare 706mkiig Verified that the control head works on my spare 706mkiig Tried working control head on dead radio Opened case and...

Looks like the channel scan wire doesn't have a direct short to ground, but it is only showing around 32 ohms between the wire and pc board ground.

Nomad, you were spot on! Removing the green wire at point CS restored squelch function. Now to determine whether it's the scan switch or something else causing that short. At least, though, this radio is usable again. I wouldn't consider the scan function to be a necessity.

TR11 Results: Collector is at Zero volts regardless of squelch position. Replaced TR11 with a new 2sc945. Did not correct issue.

Here's the results of TR12: The Base pin shows ~0v with squelch at full left. Raises to 0.66v and stabilizes as you begin turning the squelch control to the right. However... The Collector shows 0.7v with squelch fully left and drops to near 0 as the base pin reaches 0.66v

Measured voltage at the wiper of the squelch control: Tracks cleanly 0v (Squelch Fully Open) to 1.99v (Fully Closed) VR3 can adjust that voltage a little more, but again everything tracks fairly smoothly.

Thanks, Nomad. I'll check on it later this morning when I get a chance. Not sure that's the issue though, as I tried bypassing the squelch pot with a fixed resistor during testing and still wasn't able to squelch the radio. I'll let you know what I come up with.

Hi all, I have a Cobra 29 LX that was working fine until a couple of weeks ago when the squelch stopped working. I can turn the squelch knob all the way to the right, and the squelch never closes. This occurs whether an antenna is connected or not, so definitely not a noise level issue. I...

All electrolytic caps were replaced in the initial troubleshooting phase. I'll start checking out the Mylar caps. Thanks for everything you've done so far.

Andy, C28 was located closer to TR13 than TR15. Lifting either leg of C28 caused the receive audio to drop out, leaving only a static hiss which is unaffected by squelch. Reconnecting either leg of C28 brings the receive audio back. (I've been running my Signal Generator with a 1k hz tone on...

Andy, Thanks for the information. I'm going to hit the bench again this evening and try to narrow it down. If I have a moment, I'll take a video of what's going on with the radio. I know sometimes that will help especially in a case of, "It's making a noise."

Parts arrived and I've started recapping the radio. I had several NOS TA7222AP audio ICs, so I've replaced the audio IC for good measure as well. I'll keep the old one around. I've got a few more caps to do (about 6) but I powered it up on the bench today and right now the hiss is still there...