I am new to ham radio.

I was given an Icom 735.

Set up radio per owners manual. Using a wire antenna (set up for
10meters), an MFJ tuner.

I am not getting any signals at all. Double checked all connections
and set per manual again.

I could use a few suggestions.

"Frank" wrote in message
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I am new to ham radio.

I was given an Icom 735.

Set up radio per owners manual. Using a wire antenna (set up for
10meters), an MFJ tuner.

I am not getting any signals at all. Double checked all connections
and set per manual again.

I could use a few suggestions.

We are
at the low end of the solar cycle, thus 10M propagation is very very poor -
pretty much limited to line of sight.
and not many operating there.

See a neat propagation primer at URL:
http://www.ae4rv.com/tn/propflash.htm

Try tuning the other Ham bands, 20, 40, 80 meters, the latter at night.
The Icom 735 receiver tunes 0.1-30 MHz, so you should be able to hear the AM
Broadcast band and some shortwave stations
The solar cycle will start peaking up in a few years -- see URL:
http://www.dxlc.com/solar/solcycle.html

Then 10M will yield world wide DX.

Lamont

On Feb 6, 6:36*pm, Frank wrote:
I am new to ham radio.

I was given an Icom 735.

Set up radio per owners manual. *Using a wire antenna (set up for
10meters), an MFJ tuner.

I am not getting any signals at all. *Double checked all connections
and set per manual again.

I could use a few suggestions.

check online for beacons near your area. you might!!! be able hear
them.. maybe you could take the radio to a neighboring ham to test on
other bands. it may just be condition

On Feb 6, 3:36 pm, Frank wrote:
I am new to ham radio.

I was given an Icom 735.

Set up radio per owners manual. Using a wire antenna (set up for
10meters), an MFJ tuner.

I am not getting any signals at all. Double checked all connections
and set per manual again.

I could use a few suggestions.

Check out the WWV time signals. The 10MHz signal is pretty powerful

"DaveLG" wrote in message
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On Feb 6, 3:36 pm, Frank wrote:
I am new to ham radio.

I was given an Icom 735.

Set up radio per owners manual. Using a wire antenna (set up for
10meters), an MFJ tuner.

I am not getting any signals at all. Double checked all connections
and set per manual again.

I could use a few suggestions.

Check out the WWV time signals. The 10MHz signal is pretty powerful


Do you have, or can you borrow, a signal generator that covers the band(s)
you're trying to receive? If so, connect the generator to the antenna connector
on the radio, tune both to an in-band frequency, and see if the receiver works.
Could be that the radio had problems... that's why it was given away.

--
Dave M
MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just substitute the appropriate characters in the
address)

"In theory, there isn't any difference between theory and practice. In
practice, there is." - Yogi Berra

DaveLG wrote:
On Feb 6, 3:36 pm, Frank wrote:

I am new to ham radio.

I was given an Icom 735.

Set up radio per owners manual. Using a wire antenna (set up for
10meters), an MFJ tuner.

I am not getting any signals at all. Double checked all connections
and set per manual again.

I could use a few suggestions.


Check out the WWV time signals. The 10MHz signal is pretty powerful

Seconded, and try receiving without the tuner in line, just stick the
wire in the center of the antenna connector, making certain it doesn't
short to the ground, and do it with the radio on, there should be a jump
in the noise level when you make contact.

Let us know what happens!
- Galen, W8LNA

"gwatts" wrote in message
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DaveLG wrote:
On Feb 6, 3:36 pm, Frank wrote:

I am new to ham radio.

I was given an Icom 735.

Set up radio per owners manual. Using a wire antenna (set up for
10meters), an MFJ tuner.

I am not getting any signals at all. Double checked all connections
and set per manual again.

I could use a few suggestions.


Check out the WWV time signals. The 10MHz signal is pretty powerful

Seconded, and try receiving without the tuner in line, just stick the wire
in the center of the antenna connector, making certain it doesn't short to
the ground, and do it with the radio on, there should be a jump in the
noise level when you make contact.

Let us know what happens!
- Galen, W8LNA



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I worked part time for a ham dealership back in the mid eighties. You would
be surprised (or maybe not), how many veteran hams would occasionally bring
back a radio as defective when all that was wrong was that the RF gain was
turned all the way down. Seriously. These hams had forgotten more about
amateur radio than I would probably ever know. But new equipment, etc., can
throw you a curve ball some times.

Look at the obvious stuff first. If you don't know what is obvious, give the
ham club representative in your area a call. I'm sure that they will be glad
to help. I hope you solve the problem before all of that becomes necessary.


Ed, NM2K