Icom IC-V8 (IC V 8 ICV8) user and service manual, modifications

1. Remove the battery pack.
   
   
2. Peel off the black plastic panel on the bottom. (it will re-stick in place).
   
   
3. With the white expansion connector on your left side, locate the series of diodes in the upper right side of the opening. Remove the diode located on the far left side on the lower row. (see photo or text diagram).

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|                                                     |o|   o  |o|  o  |o|    |
|                                                     | |      | |     | |    |
|     Option Connector                                |o|   o  |o|  o  |o|    |
|   ____                                               -        -       -     |
|  |                                                  ^                      |
|  | - - |                                             |                      |
|  | - - |                               Remove this   |                      |
|  | - - |                                diode ONLY!  |                      |
|  | - - |                               --------------+                      |
|  | - - |                                                                    |
|  | - - |                                                                    |
|  | - - |                                                                    |
|  | - - |                                                                    |
|  | - - |                                                                    |
|  | - - |                                                                    |
|  |____/                                                                     |
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