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The problem starts at the back of the radio and ends at the bare end of the wire.
The connector at the back of the radio is a mousey little four pin Molex connector with four little mousey pins. Not like the big six pin connector on the IC-746 that we both love. When I say mousey I'm saying very small and not up to the task.
Sort of like sending a mouse instead of a LION to do the job.
It is the only poorly designed item I have found on Icom radio so far.
(I have not removed the covers yet)
222DBFL you know how much I love I my Icom radios.(Wife says hello) I have seen some that look like they were made for duty in the military service and no where did you see MOUSEY little connectors.
I know that it had to be a cost reduction program that started using cheaper parts to get the cost down a bit.
If they offered me a job to help them get cost down and quality up I probably would not refuse!

<blockquote data-quote="Tallman" data-source="post: 553912" data-attributes="member: 32129">The problem starts at the back of the radio and ends at the bare end of the wire.The connector at the back of the radio is a mousey little four pin Molex connector with four little mousey pins. Not like the big six pin connector on the IC-746 that we both love. When I say mousey I&#039;m saying very small and not up to the task.Sort of like sending a mouse instead of a LION to do the job.It is the only poorly designed item I have found on Icom radio so far.(I have not removed the covers yet)222DBFL you know how much I love I my Icom radios.(Wife says hello) I have seen some that look like they were made for duty in the military service and no where did you see MOUSEY little connectors.I know that it had to be a cost reduction program that started using cheaper parts to get the cost down a bit.If they offered me a job to help them get cost down and quality up I probably would not refuse!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tallman, post: 553912, member: 32129"] The problem starts at the back of the radio and ends at the bare end of the wire. The connector at the back of the radio is a mousey little four pin Molex connector with four little mousey pins. Not like the big six pin connector on the IC-746 that we both love. When I say mousey I'm saying very small and not up to the task. Sort of like sending a mouse instead of a LION to do the job. It is the only poorly designed item I have found on Icom radio so far. (I have not removed the covers yet) 222DBFL you know how much I love I my Icom radios.(Wife says hello) I have seen some that look like they were made for duty in the military service and no where did you see MOUSEY little connectors. I know that it had to be a cost reduction program that started using cheaper parts to get the cost down a bit. [B]If they offered me a job to help them get cost down and quality up I probably would not refuse![/B] [/QUOTE]

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