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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com (Jeff Otterson/N1KDO)
Subject: Re: FT530 mods wanted!
Message-ID: <1992Dec31.140555.24650@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
Lines: 65
Sender: j_otterson@otters.enet.dec.com (Jeff Otterson/N1KDO)
Reply-To: j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Nashua, NH, USA
References: <1992Dec30.215515.364@random.ccs.northeastern.edu>
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:05:55 GMT
This is copied verbatim from the mod sheet I received with my rig...
YAESU FT-530
Expanded Receive 110-180, 300-500 MHz
Expanded Transmit 130-180, 400-470 MHz
NOT LEGAL IN U.S.A - FOR EXPORT ONLY
o Remove Antenna and Battery.
o Remove four screws on bottom holding battery track.
o Remove the four (black) screws holding rear case.
o Slowly... open the front cover from tranceiver and lay both halves on table.
o Note positioning of white paper insulator in right half of radio and lift out
(don't throw away)
o Carefully locate Jumper Pad 13 and remove solder.
o Re-install white paper insulator, make sure ground tab slides through the
paper insulator.
o Close radio back up (Careful not to pinch the ribbon cable near lithium
battery when closing halves).
o Re-install the four (black) screws holding rear case.
o Re-install the four (small silver) screws on bottom holding battery track to
radio body.
o Attach Antenna and Battery.
o Turn off Radio.... Press and hold both arrow keys while turning on the Radio.
o Modification Complete.
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| / <--- Jumpers are here 6 (|) (|) 5
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----------------- Blowup ---> 10 (|) (|) 9
12 (|) (|) 11
14 (|) (|) 13
16 (|) (|) 15
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In side the rig, it really did not look quite like that ... more like this:
... 12 (|) (|) 11
(|) 13
16 (|) (|) 15
In addition to the published receive expansion, it also receives 800-950 MHz...
trunking radio, cell phone (I would *never* listen to that), 33cm ham band...
Have fun!
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| Jeff Otterson | The opinions expressed here are |
| j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com | mine. Noone else should be held |
| Digital Equipment Corporation | responsible for my actions. |
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