IC 718 AGC mod

[airplane1]

I bought myself a IC 718 and it is a nice piece of equipment for the price. It is original and un modded which is great but I did notice the AGC is a bit fast on SSB. My question is does anyone have an IC 718 and did the AGC mod where a jumper wire gets soldered between two resistors in the radio to slow it down to medium speed and if so did it make a difference?

This is the mod I am talking about, scroll down the page to see it.

KB2LJJ Radio Mods Database and Manuals

Thanks,
AP

 

[Mudfoot]

Might check mods.dk and see if anyone left any comments on that mod.

 

[KE5MC]

I did that mod for a friends radio and it did slow the AGC down and stopped the AGC 'pumping' that was happening on some signals. Nothing negative noted, but I did not operate the radio much after the fix.
Mike

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My question is does anyone have an IC 718 and did the AGC mod where a jumper wire gets soldered between two resistors in the radio to slow it down to medium speed and if so did it make a difference?

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[airplane1]

I searched here and on the net a bit more and seems it works well people are saying.

Thanks for your input.

AP