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Sb: MODIFICATION OF TS-450SAT
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[ GENERAL COVERAGE TRANSMISSION MODIFICATION FOR THE TS-450 AND TS-690 [
[ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD [
[ A) Remove all screws of top and bottom case. [
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[ B) Remove two screws of front panel (left and right top side),and loosen [
[ two screws of front panel (left and right bottom side). Now gently [
[ pull out the front panel about a quarter inch and then tilt it down, [
[ so you can get to the digital unit board located behind the panel. [
[ [
[ C) Remove all screws of digital/PLL unit (X46-312X-XX or X50-3150-xx). [
[ Gently unplug the connectors at the top of the board so that you can [
[ rotate it forward to get to D27 (see E below) which is on the rear of [
[ the board. [
[ [
[ D) Cut the chip diode D21 (RL73) on digital unit front side for 30-40 mHz [
[ receive only (no transmit). WARNING: if you cut this diode, though, [
[ you will decrease maximum output power from 27.5 to 30 mHz by half to [
[ a maximum of 50 watts (!) and FM on all bands to a maximum of just [
[ 10 watts (!) so I don't recommend this diode be cut, even though [
[ it can be done and it's easy to get to There's nothing much worth [
[ listening to between 30 and 40 mHz anyway. [
[ [
[ E) Cut the chip diode D27 (RL73) on digital unit rear side for general [
[ coverage (1.620 to 29.999 mHz) transmit. (If you decide to do the [
[ 30-40 mHz receive mod described in D above, you still won t be able to [
[ transmit 30-40 mHz by clipping diode D27, by the way.) I recommend [
[ this mod, even though the diode is sometough tough to get to. [
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[ [ ->I- D21 [ <---30-40 mHz rx [
[ [ ->I- D20 [ [
[ ________________________________________________________ [
[ DIGITAL JNIT (X46-312X-XX) Component side view [
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[ These modifications are at your risk. [
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[ Clipping D27 is recommended for both the TS450S and TS690S. However, [
[ clipping D21 is not recommended (see D above) since it decreases output [
[ power on 10 meters as well as enabling 30-40 mHz receive!!! (Keep in [
[ mind that this is unnecessary AND ill advised on the TS690S since it [
[ already receives continuous to 60 mHz. [
[ -- WA4FJF [
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