From:commgrp@silver.ucs.indiana.edu Date:5 Dec 89 09:46:00 PST Subject:ICOM 2GAT Mods Fred, I got this off the news, I dont know if you care about it. Mike P.S. Only for you information, I know you would never dream of doing this to a radio. :-) ________________________________________________________________________ >From:commgrp@silver.ucs.indiana.edu >Subject:Icom IC-2GAT out-of-band transmit m Message-Id:<12600087@silver> Date:4 Dec 89 19:09:00 GMT Organization:Indiana University CSCI, Bloomington Lines:43 Nf-Id:#N:silver:12600087:000:1641 Nf-From:silver.bacs.indiana.edu!commgrp Dec 4 14:09:00 1989 Apparently-To:sanford OUT-OF-BAND TRANSMIT MOD FOR ICOM IC-2GAT HANDHELD 2M TRANSCEIVER (copied from packet radio; origin unknown:) Back side of display board: _____________________________________ | D505 \ | D507 D504 ___ \ | ___ ___ |___| \ | | |___| |___| \ -- + -- | D506 Q506 | | | _o_------ _o_ | hole for | |___| | |___| | on/off-vol | o o | o o | control | | | |__________________ | -----|<--------- | | add diode:1N914 or equiv. | | | Connect diode between top lead of D506 and lower right lead of Q506 as shown. Notes:D506 may be absent. If not, remove it. Reset CPU if needed. --- A friend did this and his IC-2GAT can now transmit 138 to 178 MHz (no RF power output measurements were made). He did no retuning, and did not have to reset the CPU. He used a tiny axial-lead glass diode, replaced its leads with wire-wrap wire, and encased it in shrink-tube. The operation requires a super-tiny soldering iron. Observe CMOS soldering precautions:Unplug the iron and ground the tip before touching the circuit. Remember:Except for MARS and CAP, it is illegal to transmit outside the ham bands with non-type-approved equipment. -- Frank W9MKV reid@gold.bacs.indiana.edu  Amsterdam View Our Stats   CLICK FOR A FREE DOMAIN NAMES HTTP://WWW.YOURNAME.TK FOR YOUR OWN WEBSITE IF YOU CLICK HERE AND YOU CAN VOTE FOR OUR FREE WEBSITES IN THE TOP 100 LIST  WANT A TOP RANKING ? USE THE ULTIMATE SOFTWARE SUITE FOR WEB SITE PROMOTION  FreeWebSubmissions Submit Your Site To The Web's Top 50 Search Engines For Free THE ALEXA BANNER, THIS BANNER GIVES THE DALLY STATISTICS OF THIS FREE WEB SITE The World of Free Packet Radio Software Amsterdam The World Of Free Packet Radio Software Amsterdam The Netherlands |