Just trying to keep the landfills from filling up.

I have a bird 250H slug that is out of calibration. It is not the meter. I have other slugs that are right on the money. I contacted Bird to have it repaired and they told me that they don't do that anymore. Buy a new slug. So much for customer service.

If Icom says that the service manual is not available, keep trying.

I have an ic290h. I would call their 800 number periodicly intil one was in stock.

Don't give up.

If you make up a power cord, put a #47 bulb in series to limit the current. This will help keep the battery from overheating and catching fire. I found out the hard way.

I got an Icom 290H used. The previous owner had installed a small encoder in the HM8 mic. The hot line was connected to the power switch for the tone pad. It works fine. It was a hard wired tone selection, but with a a few changes a dip switch model could be used. Doing it this way doesn't require modifying the radio.

Good luck with the project.

The only real drawback in using the AAA battery pack is the possibility of the cells leaking.
The button cells are sealed and the possiblity of leaking is a lot less.
I personally would not yse the AAA pack.

I bought a reprint of the manual from Alvin Bernard a few years ago.

I spoke to him at the Orlando Hamfest in February and is still in business.

You can comtact him at:

ni4q@juno.com  

When I used the hw101 I had a drift problem.

I had a 115 volt 4" muffin fan in the excess parts box.

(I don't like the term junk box)

I placed the fan over the finals drawing the air out.

This seemed to correct the problem.

Hope this helps.

On page 14 in the service manual, the low power adjustment is RV2. The manual says that the range is from from 10 to 15 watts. the nominal power out is 13 watts.

I did not see an adjustment for high power.

Play around with it. You might be able to change the value for RV2 to get the results you want.

I would put the antenna switch on the back of the rig to receive. Connect the antenna to the RCA jack above the SO239 on the back. Then for safety sake, connect an dummy load to the SO239 on the back of the rig. Be sure you keep the drive control (the one at the upper right) all the way counter clockwise.
The OmniD is a good rig for CW. You will enjoy it. It is a good basic rig without all the bells and whistles.

I include my license and all public service connected with my ham activities. This will give an insight into your committment.

I use the TE-32 with an Icom 290H.

I connected mine to the tone burst input on the mother board and the tx B+

You might inquire at www.com-spec.com or the Icom web site.

You also might check with mods.dk

If you can find a service manual for your radio, there is a lot of information that is'nt in the operators manual.

Good luck

Willis
WD4CHP

Forgot to mention that the FM-28 requires a low inpedance (600 ohm) non amplified mic.

Mic pin numbers
pin 1- audio in
pin 2- audio and ptt ground
pin 3- not used
pin 4- ptt

Accessory pin numbers
pin 1- tone in
pin 2- keyed DC, High on TX
pin 3- unkeyed DC
pin 4- remote ptt
pin 5- TIE POINT (DO NOT USE)
pin 6- discriminator meter
pin 7- ground

Hope this helps.

WD4CHP

If you are using a cassette tape for code practice, use headphones. It keeps the distractions down and seems to drive the code into your head more.