[SCCC] (dxlab) Field day and IC706 mk 2 g

[Art]

Thank you one and all, particularly from those able to respond to my 
specific question: "Those with 706 experience". Of course I'd previously 
read up on specs from Sherwood, ARRL etc. so had a fair idea what to 
expect from a receiver 30dB or better down in narrow BDR from the best 
available. The good news is the 706 seems to be more or less mid-pack 
with better measurements than some other heavily advertised units and 
eminently portable.

If someone answered the question in re having a LDG Z100 tuner in line, 
I missed that reply. Since the Z100 tuner is a L network I'd expect 
some reduction in QRN from higher band stations but not from lower 
bands. So stubs, a bandpass tuner, or some other filter would help.

Interesting sidenote for 706 users, I used a 180 ohm resistor for the 
'continuous fan' mod. This reduces the case temperature from 'don't want 
to hold on' to 'ho hum'. I didn't measure it. But 'don't want to hold 
on' from my Navy engineering department days is 120-125 deg F. Ho hum is 
more like 95 deg F. The many pages on this mod specify 200 or 220 ohms. 
I found 180 ohms draws 45mA, while 220 ohms draws on the order 41 ma. 
Not a big difference, but the fan starts up reliably. The noise 
difference is negligible to me, without headphones on. Since the rig 
draws about 1200ma on receive the extra 4-5ma at least at my station is 
worth the reliable spin-up.

Thanks again to all!

73 Art