To modify the transmitter to cover 142 - 151.995 Mhz and 420-449.995
Mhz, perform the following steps:
- MOST IMPORTANT - this mod will do a reset on your radio and
erase ALL of your settings (memory, APRS, menus, etc.). Use the
computer program to pull all of the settings out BEFORE you go any
further. Or if no computer, a very large tablet. This radio has many
many programmable features.
- Turn off the radio and disconnect the power
- Remove the five screws from bottom cover (not the side with the
speaker).
- Remove the bottom cover. It may take a little prying with a small
screwdriver.
REMEMBER if you haven't saved your settings, all will be lost if you
proceed beyond this point.
- Cut ONLY the famous Kenwood green wire, located near the voice
synthesizer board connector. The green wire ties two PC board lands
together and is about 1/2" long. Make sure the ends can't short
against anything.
- Reinstall the bottom cover.
- Reapply power and turn the radio on (it will automatically reset).
- Use the computer program to reinstall all of your operating
parameters. I found that the load ALL function did not seem to do
everything. Try the load MEMORY and MENU selections too. Or prepare to
spend a whole bunch of time re-entering all of your parameters that
you wrote down in step 1.
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