[Amps] Icom 746 Pro / AL-80B relay keying concern

[Bill Turner]

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:32:55 -0600, Charlie wrote:

>The Icom site recommends an interface for "all non-Icom amplifiers" but in 
>the case of the above specs it appears to me there is already a 4 volt and a 
>400mA "buffer" of sorts.  The demands of the 80B are well inside the 
>capabilities of the 746 Pro. Right?
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Follow the ICOM recommendations.  After about six months of operation
with a Command HF-2500, my IC-746PRO's keying relay stuck in the on
position and I had to send it back to ICOM, fortunately under
warranty.  They returned it with a memo on how to make a
one-transistor interface for keying.  The HF-2500 keying requirements
are 12vdc, 55 ma, well within the ICOM specs.

Spend the fifty cents.

-- 
Bill, W6WRT