[Dstar] IC-91AD not transmitting while on the charger???!!!

[Dennis Rogers]

So you cn purchase a plug to fit the jack on the IC-91AD instead of Icom's
expensive cigarette lighter adapter to power
the 91AD via its external dc power jack? They do not drop the voltage to
11vdc or condition the dc line. That is interesting to
know ... thanks.

Did you have the battery installed during transmissions?

Dennis

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Michael Carey <
michaelcarey at internode.on.net> wrote:

> I think the problem might be that the plugpack supplied by Icom cannot
> supply enough current to keep the radio happy while transmitting. It's a
> good charger, but not good enough to power the radio during transmit.
> I have powered my IC-91AD via the external power socket with my shack 13.8V
> power supply and have had no issues during transmit. I don't charge my 91AD
> via the power socket anymore, I've since bought the drop in rapid charger
> and second battery... but I regularly run it in the shack with external
> power.
> If you try to power the radio with something that can supply more current,
> I think you will find that it will work fine.
> Michael.
> VK5ZEA
>
>
>
> Susan Mackay wrote:
>
>> I have a 91AD (and very happy with it) but I'm not sure if what I am
>> experiencing is normal or a fault in my unit.
>>
>> I can trigger the local repeater on both high and low power from my home.
>> However, when I plug in the battery charger (the standard one supplied with
>> the unit by Icom) the transmitted power seems to drop to almost nothing.
>>
>> Using a (admittedly somewhat unproven) field strength meter, without the
>> battery charger I get a significant (about half scale) deflection on high
>> power and a slight but noticeable deflection on low power. With the battery
>> charger in I get a minor deflection on high power and nothing on low power.
>>
>> This is not scientific I know, but is this a 'known' situation with the
>> 91ADs, or a known failure mode or am I just unlucky?
>>
>> Thanks for any information
>>
>> Susan VK3ANZ
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