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- From: cromwell@rvl2.ecn.purdue.edu (Bob Cromwell)
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- Subject: ICOM IC-229H, and AM aviation band modification
-
- Eons ago, I asked:
-
- > Does anyone know what is required to make an Icom IC-229A (or IC-229H)
- > receive in the aviation band (118-136 MHz or so)?
-
- More detailed:
-
- -- To disassemble the radio,
- (a) When removing the top and bottom case halves, be careful, as
- the speaker is connected to one!
- (b) Remove the three knobs by gently pulling them straight out
- from the panel.
- (c) With a spanner (or needle-nose pliers) remove the nut mounting
- the front panel to the microphone connector.
- (d) Now remove the screws holding the front panel (black plastic)
- to the frame, and remove that panel.
- (e) You will now find that there is a subassembly with a
- "backbone" of 0.25" machined plexiglass, held to the frame
- with three machine screws. Remove those screws and gently
- swing that subassembly away from the frame. You now have
- access to the diode that must be clipped. D5
-
-
- Oh yeah, when you rotate the knob in "VFO" mode to tune up from
- 174 MHz, it skips to the range 340-380, and then to 870-890, before wrapping
- around to 118 again. Don't get excited, it doesn't receive in 340-380 or
- 870-890, as the VCO won't lock up there. It does AM demod 118-134 and
- FM 134-174 MHz.
-
- On to the excerpts.... For the following, only the pad pair marked
- as "D5" had a diode in my dad's:
-
- >
- > I retrieved this from my "archive" -- hope it helps!
- > --James N5KNX
- >
- > Here's some info on the IC229A/H,
- >
- > The stock radio has RX: 136 - 174, TX: 140-150, FM only.
- >
- > When diode D5 (conventional, upright diode on the logic board)
- > is cut, 118 - 135.995 MHz can be received in AM mode.
- > [Local reports indicate the audio is acceptable but not as good as,
- > for example, AM received on a PRO-2004 scanner]
- >
- > To expand TX to 136 - 174 MHz, locate chip diode D9. Ascertain that
- > the vertical pair of pads to the right are OPEN. Short the next pair
- > of vertical pads to the right [with solder, perhaps].
- >
- > These changes pertain only to the USA model.
- >
- > Here's some ASCII art to clearify:
- > _________________________________________________________
- > R5 R4 !
- > R1 !
- > R2 . .
- > D1 D2
- > -----------+ .. ..
- > ! -D3-
- > ! -D4-
- > IC4 ! -D5-
- > -----------+ -D6-
- > -D7- . .. _ _
- > D8 D9 _ _
- > O .. .
- > C7
- > X1 !
- > ________________________________________________________!
-
- Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your oun risk. And
- do not transmit outside of legal bands! WA2ISE
- /EX
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