I have acquired an old “Mark 1” Icom IC-706 - ex GM0CXQ (SK)

It required some TLC to bring it back to useful life

• Cleaning - inside and out….
• Power cable (temporary bodge, new cable on order via eBay)
• Microphone (another temporary bodge pending a new eBay microphone)
• Intermittent Receive loss on 6m traced to LPF switching relays - cleaned contacts, fingers crossed it's a long term solution
• MARS Mod to open up transmit to include 60m

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