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- 9-5-97 (modified 12-21-98)
-
- SUBJECT: Expanded Frequency Coverage on TX/RX for the Icom IC-W32A/E
-
- NOTICE: We can not guarantee specifications beyond the amateur bands.
- Not responsible for any damages incurred in attempting this
- proceedure. This modification may void all warranties.
-
- 1. Remove the battery.
-
- 2. Remove the 4 screws holding the rear cover and the 2 lower screws
- holding the shield in place in the battery compartment. Note: The
- shield screws are near the bottom of the unit.
-
- 3. Carefully lift the rear cover with the battery comparment shield
- away from the front cover.
-
- 4. The front and rear sections are connected together with a flex
- strip connector. Carefully lay the rear section aside by lifting upward,
- turning and laying the rear section over away from the front cover
- leaving the flex strip connected. Optionally you may disconnect the flex
- strip from the front section by carefully working the restraining bar
- forward, once it is loose, the ribbon can be gently pulled out.
-
- 5. With the front cover section horizontallyin front of you, antenna
- connector to your left, locate the notch at the right side of the exposed
- PC board. You will be applying this mod to an area of the Loginc Unit
- Board. Locate the three, 3 terminal diodes near the lower corner of the
- notch. Two are in line from left to right (D524,D525) with the third below
- the diode (D525) to the right. This last diode (the one below the right one)
- is diode D523. Very carefully remove D523. Use caution!!
-
- 6. Reassemble the radio in reverse order.
-
- 7. Perform a system reset by holding down the SQL (on the side) + VFO + MR
- while turning the radio on. Note that all memories will be erased, so write
- down anything you want to save or dump it to your PC using cloning software
- BEFORE doing this step.
-
- 8. Reprogram the unit.
-
-
-
- VHF coverage will be from 140 to 170 (plus or minus a bit) on Tx/RX
- UHF coverage will be from 430 to 470 (plus or minus a bit) on TX/RX
-
- On my unit (Serial # >08060) I get Tx/Rx from 400 to 500 on UHF and
- from 130 to 199 on VHF
-
- Enjoy
-
-
-
- Subject: ICW32A Mod Update... Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:49:55 -0800
-
- SUBJECT: Expanded Frequency Coverage on TX/RX for the ICOM IC-W32A/E
-
- NOTICE: We can not guarantee specifications beyond the amateur bands.
- Not responsible for any damages incurred in attempting this procedure.
- This modification may void all warranties.
-
- 1. Remove the battery.
-
- 2. Remove the 6 screws holding the shield in place in the battery
- compartment.
-
- 3. Carefully lift the battery compartment shield out of the radio.
-
- 4. With the unit horizontally in front of you, antenna connector to
- your left/top, locate the notch at the right side of the exposed PC
- board. You will be applying the mod to this area of the Logic Unit
- Board.
-
- 5. Locate the three black diodes (3 terminal leads) near the lower
- corner of the notch. Two are in line from left to right (D524,D525)
- with the third one below the right diode (D525). This last diode (the
- one below the right one) is diode D523.
-
- 6. Very carefully remove D523. Use caution!! Un-solder the top lead
- while pushing the diode up with a small plastic screwdriver. Once the
- top lead is free, it is too tight to get at the other two leads, bend
- the diode back and forth a few times until the bottom two lead break
- free.
-
- 7. Reassemble the radio in reverse order.
-
- 8. Perform a system reset by holding down the SQL (on the side) + VFO +
- MR while turning the radio on. Note that all memories will be erased,
- so write down anything you want to save or dump it to your PC using
- cloning software BEFORE doing this step.
-
- 9. Reprogram the unit.
-
- VHF coverage will be 136 to 174 MHz on TX and RX UHF coverage will be
- 400 to 470 MHz on TX and RX
-
- FRS Band: 14 Channels = 7 at 462.### and 7 at 467.### MHz. If TXing on
- the FRS Band, make sure you set the unit to the LOW = 500 mw power
- setting.
-
-