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Created: 06-04-2011 Icom IC-756PRO3
Subject: Yaesu MD100 A8X to Icom IC-756PROIII

Making a cable to use Yaesu MD100 A8X microphone with a Icom IC-756PROIII radio. Use one UTP Ethernet cable RJ45 Pin 1 - white/orangeMIC 756PROIII...
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Created: 28-04-2011 Icom IC-R7000
Subject: IC-R7000 Audio modifications

The following modifications provide the following facilities. - base band audio output, to utilising digital transmissions such as AIS etc. - a CTC...
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Created: 31-05-2011 Icom IC-7410
Subject: IC-7410 RX/TX modification

Icom IC-7410 RX and TX modification. Download the complete article.
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Created: 30-06-2011 Icom MISC
Subject: Modification of the Icom IC-UR8050 UHF Commercial repeater for HAM radio

Just picked up a pile of Icom repeaters at the Friedrichshafen HAM-fest. I was already wondering why nobody wanted them at 150 ? new in the box. So I ...
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Created: 17-04-2011 Kenwood TS-590
Subject: Kenwood TS-590 TX modification

The E version (Europe) has no TX on 5 MHz, but the K version (USA) has 5 MHz TX between 5.250 MHz and 5.450 MHz. According to the service manual (page...
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Created: 17-04-2011 Kenwood TM-V71
Subject: Using the Kenwood TM-V71A on digital modes

An unpublished feature of the Kenwood TM-V71A is that you do not need an external interface to use the TM-V71A with FLDIGI or other digital communicat...
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Created: 23-05-2011 Kenwood TS-2000
Subject: How to migrate TS-2000 RS-232 port to USB

2011/05/18 SQ6EMM Dawid Szymanski Reszelska 2/2 54-113 Wroclaw +48609626895 sq6emm@hamradio.pl http://hamradio.pl/sq6emm/ This document will d...
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Created: 21-06-2011 Kenwood TM-V7E
Subject: TM-V7E frequency adjustment

The kenwood TM-V7E have a complete good reputation under the amateur radio enthusiasts. He has been confessed also under the nickname the blue wonder....
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Created: 01-07-2011 Kenwood TS-680
Subject: Kenwood TS-680S power switch repair

I recently turned on my TS-680S and got very odd results. It had been working normally. But this time I got an odd squeal, and all the display digits...
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Created: 04-04-2011 Other MISC
Subject: DAIWA SS-330W Power Supply Failure

Check resistor R8 (390K, 0.1w) located next to Power-Transistor Q3, 2SC5353, with the small heatsink. R8 goes open circuit, no sign of damage. Repl...
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Created: 19-05-2011 Other MISC
Subject: Baofeng UV3-R volume modification

The volume on the Baofeng UV3-R lowest level is way to high so I did a modification to the feedback loop on the PA driving the speaker. The patch ins...
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Created: 02-06-2011 Other MISC
Subject: magnum raptor frequency expansion

Converting to 240 Channels Power OFF the radio and remove bottom cabinet. Orientate radio with front panel Facing towards you. Locate h...
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Created: 07-06-2011 Other MISC
Subject: Cushcraft R5 repair

Some day, our clubhouse antenna system just stopped working. As it isn?t often used, nobody can tell how and when it happened, but it was dead, comple...
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Created: 07-06-2011 Other MISC
Subject: Type changing Tait Orca, Tait 5000.

This Technical Note applies to all Tait Orca and Tait Orca 5000 portable radios. This Technical Note supersedes TN-530 and TN-564. These Technical No...
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Created: 10-06-2011 Other MISC
Subject: Grundig YaltBoy Alignment Locations

I own a Grundig YB-206 and decided to do an alignment on it and at the same time I dicumented it. I attached the zip file which contains two pictures...
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Created: 28-06-2011 Other MISC
Subject: Watson W-25AM W-30AM - Repair Faulty Fan

A few of weeks ago the fan on my Watson W-25AM power supply started to behave erratically and would activate at full speed with less than 1A of load c...
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Created: 01-07-2011 Other MISC
Subject: GRECOM PSR 300 battery slow charging modification

It seems build in charger charges with too much current, which makes battery hot. this mods make it charges lower current less than 10 mA, depend on i...
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Created: 01-07-2011 Other MISC
Subject: Ten Tec OMNI-V mod to work down to 9V or so

TEN TEC OMNIV I have , shut down when input voltage become around 11V As I looked at schematic of Logic CPU board, I discover that D3 1N757A , which ...
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Created: 01-07-2011 Other MISC
Subject: Ten-Tec OMNI-V audio mod

To eliminate audio pop noise, when switch from RX to TX
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Created: 01-07-2011 Other MISC
Subject: Ten Tec OMNI-V power mod to 5 watt

Ten Tec OMNI-V power adjustable to below 5 watts
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Created: 05-05-2011 Radio Shack PRO-137
Subject: Radio shack PRO-137 Test modes

Hold the listed keys to perform the listed function: NOTE: THIS MAY CLEAR YOUR MEMORY: WHILE THESE FUNCTIONS MY MEMORY WAS CLEARED E[PGM]+1+CAR:...
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Created: 01-05-2011 Standard HX-470
Subject: Extended TX / RX for the STANDARD VERTEX HX-470S VHF Marine Handheld

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Created: 11-05-2011 Uniden OTHER
Subject: FMU-250K, Uniden Mobiles LED Display Fix

For the FMU-250K and other Uniden Lowband, VHF, and UHF mobile radios using the dual 7 segment display. The displays in these radios fail, and usuall...
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Created: 04-04-2011 Yaesu VX-3200
Subject: VX-3200 Low Microphone audio on TX

The TX Microphone audio gain is a bit low on this radio, and only requires the removal of one resistor R2058, a 680 ohm resistor located on the front ...
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Created: 07-04-2011 Yaesu MD-100
Subject: Yaesu MD100 A8X External Pedal PTT

For free hands during "on air" operations I use a "music keyboard sustain pedal" (normally open) connected to a pins 5 and 6 of MIC MD-100 A8X. You c...
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Created: 27-04-2011 Yaesu FTM-10E
Subject: FTM-10 Motorcycle Audio System Configuration

Using the Yaesu FTM-10 Ham Radio and David Clark Audio Headset Hardware Download the complte article here in Power Point file format.
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Created: 06-05-2011 Yaesu VX-8R
Subject: Yaesu VX-8GR MARS/CAP mode

If you remove the 8GR battery pack, you will see a silver-grey label on the back of the 8GR. You should also have a spare one in the 8GR's boxed i...
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Created: 06-05-2011 Yaesu VX-8R
Subject: Yaesu VX-8GR accessing the service menu

Program menu item 16 CW ID to ON with code AH041M. Put the radio into single VFO (A) mode. (Press and hold the A band button.) Turn off the ...
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Created: 07-05-2011 Yaesu FT-840
Subject: How cool your totally FT-840

Remember that the original fan is only good when it is being transmitted in reception which is most of the time, underneath it is very hot because the...
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Created: 11-05-2011 Yaesu FT-7800
Subject: Quieter Fan Mod for FT-7800 and FT-7900

The original fan of the FT-7900 / FT-7800 is pretty loud, especially in a quiet shack. Therefore I changed the original cooler with the "SilenX iXtre...
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Created: 11-05-2011 Yaesu VX-170
Subject: Low microphone volume for VX-170 and FT-270

Turn off the Ht. Press and hold the PTT button and MONI while turning on the radio.Appears SETRST Once on, release PTT and MONI. Press the ...
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Created: 22-06-2011 Yaesu FT-100
Subject: CR2020 Battery replacement for FT-100D

If your rig is losing the memory frequencies, cranky, wont light, or start up, or any unexplained problem, just change the backup CR2020 battery and r...
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Revised articles since our last newsletter.

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Updated: 07-06-2011 Icom IC-V80
Subject: IC-V80 MARS/CAP

Note: We are not responsible for any damage to the radio. The modification of the radio is at your own risk. Remove both the antenna and the batt...
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Updated: 16-05-2011 Icom IC-9100
Subject: Icom IC-9100 RX/TX mods (MARS/CAP)

RX and TX modification of IcomIC-R9100. Download the complete PDF file here. Download also the complete MARS/CAP modification in PDF here.
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Updated: 26-05-2011 Midland/Alan 278
Subject: Increse the power output 10w for Midland 278

Cut the green wire for ability the power output a 10 Watt. The trimmer power RV201. See you picture below 26th may 2001. New versions of the CB...
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