Ted I added a AR2 preamp at the antenna ,it did not stop the birdy but it
allows me to hear through it{no duplex}.I cant hear my self until the signal
passes the birdy but signals are there With the preamp when I transmitt It goes
in bypass and the birdy wipes me out but in rx mode I can hear .
Hi Ted,
I had the same problem, so never worked AO-27 and SO-50 years ago. Then
I took your approach, hooked up my IC-706MkIIG as the receiver, problem
solved. So then installed an antenna switch to move the 440 antenna between
the Kenwood and Icom. I programmed 145.850 in a memory for transmi
