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How to find 1IF in Icom IC 7000

This picture shows the Main Unit

The word Hinten means the rear of the board.

The red circle shows the area where to find Q502.

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This is the area in detail. This area is mased with a metal plate which !ou ha"e

to desolder

near the #reen circle. $lder models ma! ha"e more solder points which hold

the metal plate.The red circle mars the collector on Q502 which is also a"ialable at the ri#ht

side %second red circle& of Q502. 't is easier to solder the 2(p) capacitor where

the second red circle is.

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*ou onl! ha"e to solder one le# from the capacitor on the collector and the

other le# to a coa+ cable. ,-(/ would be thin enou#h to brin# them out

between the collin# fins.

$n the other end of the coa+ cable solder a connector of !our choice %13

4M3 6& to connect it to the 47, don#le.

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' would not #o the same wa! lie *$2879 in abuse :in ; of the socet to

brin# the 4i#nal out of the radio.

s i wrote in ' (000 #roup3 ' ha"e a si#nal loss in ,< as soon as the cap is

soldered to Q502.4o !ou be warned3 don=t e+pect as much in this modification.

1e"ertheless it is a nice to! and nice to ha"e.

n! comments are welcome.

(; de 7$98M3 4i#i

Than !ou *$28793 le+ for this piece of >o!.