Yaesu VX-7 R (VX 7 R VX7R) user and service manual, modifications

1. Remove the battery pack.
   
   
2. Remove the sticker/cover seal for the pressure sensing unit (SU-1), in the battery compartment. This is the black strip above cellular warning label and is where the SU-1 option goes.
   
   
3. Locate row of eight jumpers. They are numbered.
   
   
4. For Mars/Cap, remove solder jumper 5.
   
   
5. For Freeband, remove solder jumper 4 and 5.
   
   
6. Reset microprocessor. (Press and hold in the 4, band, and v/m keys while turning the radio on.
   
   
7. ENJOY

TX Frequencies:
Freeband: 40-224.995Mhz and 300-579.995Mhz
Mars/Cap: 50Mhz-54Mhz, 140Mhz-174Mhz, 222Mhz-225Mhz, and 420Mhz-470Mhz.