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   Kenwood Service Corporation             Kenwood Service Center, East
   2201 East Dominguez Street              829 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 130
   Long Beach, California 90801            Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
   Telephone 1-310-639-5300                Telephone 1-804-340-1702

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BULLETIN # 31
MODEL: R-599A/D
SUBJECT: REMOVING THE CB (27MHZ) BAND
       
One of the items in the FCC's expansion of the CB band to 40 channels was to
require all receivers that have a specific CB or 11 meter band be type 
accepted. The R-599A and R-599D receivers have not been type accepted and 
we do not plan to have this done as they are designed for the ham bands. 
We have therefore removed the CB position from the current production of 
R-599D receivers and this band position is now labeled AUX.

This ruling also applies to any used R-599A or R-599D receiver you may 
have in stock. The following instructions are for removing the CB band. 
This will satisfy the FCC and make the receiver saleable.

    1. Remove top cover.
    
    2. Remove bottom cover.
    
    3. Remove shield plate from coil pack.
    
    4. Set band switch to 14MHz.
    
    5. Remove the black wire from the OSC Coil Unit. (This wire is on the 
       top side.)
    
    6. Loosen screws on shaft coupling and slide shaft out about 2 inches.
    
   7. Unsolder the OSC Coil Unit from the mounting bracket and remove it 
      from the coil pack.
       
    8. Unsolder and remove the CB coil and crystal.
    
    9. Replace the OSC Coil Unit and solder it in.
    
  10. Slide the band switch shaft in place, making sure that each wafer is
       properly indexed.
       
   11. Resolder the black wire to the OSC Coil Unit.
   
   12. Replace all covers.
   
   13. Check for proper operation.