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"D. Schmidt" wrote in message
...
I heard opening up the 706 series for use in the new 60M band is VERY
rough
on the amplifier section - of which I heard a few stories of the amp being
smoked like fish.

Has anyone else heard of this problem with the 60M... or better yet,
experienced this problem?

Dave
N9NLU

"Eddie Haskel" wrote in message
m...
I "Opened" mine up for use on the new 60 meter band...and it now will TX
on
27Mhz. It doesnt get used there (even RX) but it does work...Eddie
"Paul Jordan" wrote in message
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I know this will bring a lot of flak but, I'll explain why I want to
do
this.

I'm looking for a way to open up my 706 to 11 meters (a.k.a. Citizens
Band)
because the local snow plowers in the area use that band and I work
for
them. I've got my 706's mounted in my trucks and I'd rather not mount
a
CB
radio and another antenna in the trucks.

Drop me an e-mail if you can and let me know if you've ever done this
mod.

If my scanner would cover this band, that would be fine but, my mobile
scanners don't cover CB..

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Paul Jordan
kl0an
Anchorage, AK

I *think* this is a myth. I have been running 4 and 5 Megs for years with a
706 with no prob. I run CAP
on 4 MHZ and 5 on the Fema freqs and have never
"let the smoke out".

73

Jerry
K4KWH

www.qsl.net/k4kwh

Buy a CB and save your 706 for real amateur bands.

"Jerry Oxendine" wrote in message
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"D. Schmidt" wrote in message
...
I heard opening up the 706 series for use in the new 60M band is VERY
rough
on the amplifier section - of which I heard a few stories of the amp
being
smoked like fish.

Has anyone else heard of this problem with the 60M... or better yet,
experienced this problem?

Dave
N9NLU

"Eddie Haskel" wrote in message
m...
I "Opened" mine up for use on the new 60 meter band...and it now will
TX
on
27Mhz. It doesnt get used there (even RX) but it does work...Eddie
"Paul Jordan" wrote in message
...
I know this will bring a lot of flak but, I'll explain why I want to
do
this.

I'm looking for a way to open up my 706 to 11 meters (a.k.a.
Citizens
Band)
because the local snow plowers in the area use that band and I work
for
them. I've got my 706's mounted in my trucks and I'd rather not
mount
a
CB
radio and another antenna in the trucks.

Drop me an e-mail if you can and let me know if you've ever done
this
mod.

If my scanner would cover this band, that would be fine but, my
mobile
scanners don't cover CB..

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Paul Jordan
kl0an
Anchorage, AK

I *think* this is a myth. I have been running 4 and 5 Megs for years with
a
706 with no prob. I run CAP
on 4 MHZ and 5 on the Fema freqs and have never
"let the smoke out".

73

Jerry
K4KWH

www.qsl.net/k4kwh

Why don't you try reading my post again instead of replying in the negative
sense.. I said I DO NOT want to mount another radio and a CB antenna on my
truck. With the 706, I already have a 10-80 meter HF antenna as well as a 2
meter antenna.. I'll be putting my scanner back in and that'll be another
antenna and radio.. Newer trucks just don't have the room anymore for radios
hangin off the dash.. Thank god for detachable/remote mount faceplates..

Thanks to all the rest of the decent amateurs that answered in the positive
sense. Your advice is well taken..

"Michael Brandt" wrote in message
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Buy a CB and save your 706 for real amateur bands.