Subject: IC-2000H Mod

Here's the mod for the IC-2000H 2-meter transceiver:

Using a hex wrench, remove the front of the face plate (NOT the main
radio back!!)  Turning it over, you will see the PC board.  Look for
16  solder dots like this:

                               
O O OxO          x = the offending diode that is begging to be destroyed....

O O O O           
                               
O O O O
                               
O O O O

Taking a set of needle-nosed pliers (or the equivalent) snip the "x",
dust off the PC board, and reassemble the radio.  Do a complete
memory/factory reset which is described on page #38 of your IC-2000
series instruction manual  Here's what's involved in the CPU reset
referenced above:

        1) Push [POWER] to turn power OFF.
        2) While pushing [SET] and [PG/CS-MW}, turn power ON
               
***(All LCD segments appear momentarily, the initial display appears
    and the tranceiver's CPU is reset.)

This modification should take you less than one minute to accomplish. 
You will find your transmit capabilities expanded to 136-174 Mhz. 
Receive will remain at 118-174Mhz.

NOTE:  It is strongly recommended that you purchase the following
optional units:

                   
UT-85 Tone Squelch Unit--allows pocket beep functions and tone-squelch
receive operation--a must if one is plagued by stupid paging tower
inter-mod (a violation of the harmful interference laws...) 

                   
UT-101 DTMF Unit--provides pager and code squelch
functions for selective call and silent standby, etc.

These extras are available for under $100 U.S. dollars.  Highly recommended!!