Topband: ICE Model 135B Preamp

2023-11-09 Thread Rob Atkinson
>How do you operate QSK with that kind of setup ? I don't operate QSK but I am sure there are QSK ways of protecting preamps. This is a question for the QRO CW DX folks. Rob K5UJ _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: ICE Model 135B Preamp

2023-11-08 Thread jim.thom jim.t...@telus.net
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 06:12:07 -0600 From: Rob Atkinson To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: ICE Model 135B Preamp http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: ICE Model 135B Preamp

2023-11-08 Thread Rob Atkinson
On those ICE preamps, check the small dipped inductors, because they can blow open if the preamp is exposed to a high enough RF field. If your preamp is on a rx antenna and you are transmitting with ham QRO nearby that's enough to do it. IIRC powering down the preamp isn't enough. It has to be

Topband: ICE Model 135B Preamp

2023-11-07 Thread James C. Hall, MD
Does anyone know the active element or have a schematic for the ICE 135B preamp ? I really like this preamp and bought it years ago (for about 50 bucks). It is no longer working and suspect the FET (?) is blown. 73, Jamie WB4YDL Sent from my iPad _ Searchable Archives: