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MODS for the Alinco DR-590T
1) remove the control head from the unit (2 screws on each side of
the forward part of the rig, near the control head).
2) hold the control head in your hand face down and remove the two screws
you see on the back of the control head.
3) remove the cover from the back of the control head (it snaps off)
4) locate a blue loop of wire. There is only one blue loop of wire.
5) cut, unsolder, remove, destroy, nuke, the blue wire (your choice) [I
neither advocate nor encourage the indiscriminate use of nukes]
6) undo step 3
7) undo step 2
8) undo step 1
9) connect the rig to antennas, power etc as outlined in the manual.
10) hold down the function key and turn on the power
This is what you will find . . .
The rig now transmits everywhere.
It now will display (not receive) 800Mhz band and 300Mhz band on the 440
side of the display in rotation (press the uhf switch to switch from band
to band)
It will now display (not recieve) the aircraft band (yes it does indicate
AM) on the 2 meter side of the rig. There is no AM detector presently but
I am working on it.
Cross band operation:
To enable cross band remote press (and hold) the function key and then (while
still holding the function key) press the VHF switch. Cross band operation is
now enabled using the displayed TX and RX frequencies. Splits still function
in cross band operation so don't link 2 repeaters together! Frequency
selection for each band can be from the VFO, memory, or ARM (a cool Alinco
function). To disable cross band operation simply press (and hold as before)
the function key and press the UHF switch. Note: failing to hold the f-key
down and then pressing UHF or VHF enables a strange function that I have yet
to figure out.
>2, The Autodialer (an option for the 590E according to page 13 of the manual)
>did not work as in the instructions. Another call to Alinco and I found
>that it is also an option in the 590T. On page 19 it was pointed out to
>me is a note to this effect. These instructions are also unclear. Anyway
>I went out and purchased the required DTMF unit and installed it. Now I
>can store the numbers in the autodialer's memories, however I cannot get
>the rig to autodial any number except the number stored in memory #1. I
>have tried every possible interpretation of the directions on page 13 of
>the manual and had no success. Another call to Alinco . . . they told me
>that they knew that the manual was written in jinglish (japanese/english)
>and was hard to understand. They said that they would send me a complete
>manual written by someone who spoke english as their primary language. I
>asked them why this manual was not provided with the rig and they said that
>it was free to anyone who asked for it ?!?!
Simple problem . . . a typing error (translation error?).
Turn to page 13 of the instructions
find "Transmitting the Stored Autodialer Number:(DR-590E: Option)
Step 2 should read:
Enter DTMF pad code c14 and select the desired autodialer channel.
>3, This rig is supposedly able to receive DTMF codes from another transmitter
>What will allow remote control of the rig (useful as a very flexible cross
>band repeater). I have not been able to get this to function on my rig at
>all. I can only hope that possibly the modification they promised to send
>me will enable this function or that the new english directions will beable
>to explain how to make this happen.
Even the grand Alinco wizard has not figured this out. He said that he
was working on better directions and that as soon as he had them he would
send them to me.
>4, The remote page/DTMF squelch function are completely cryptic I hope they
>are also explained in the english directions.
Same deal as above. However if you sat around with a friend who also had
a similarly equipped rig you could probably figure it out.
>Anyone with any mods or operation instructions for this rig please let me
>know. Am I the only one with these problems? Does anyone have any
solutions? Is Alinco always this slow? etc.?
Here are your mods/instructions. Yes I believe you are. I found the
solutions. In my experience Alinco has always operated in this manner.
Here is the summary. In case you haven't figured it out by now I am answering
my own query. I just figured someone might want the info.
-buzz
KE2WD