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- FT470.8
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- VHF CHOICES
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- R66 R67 R68 R69 Rx and Tx Receive only
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- 0 0 0 0 144 to 146 Mhz 130 to 180 Mhz
- 0 0 0 1 144 to 146 Mhz
- 0 0 1 0 1260 to 1300 Mhz
- 0 0 1 1 1240 to 1300 Mhz
- 0 1 0 0 140 to 150 Mhz 130 to 180 Mhz
- 0 1 0 1 140 to 174 Mhz
- 0 1 1 0 303 to 343 Mhz
- 0 1 1 1 8AL to 242 Mhz
- 1 0 0 0 144 to 148 Mhz
- 1 0 0 1 144 to 146 Mhz
- 1 0 1 0 1240 to 1300 Mhz
- 1 0 1 1 404 to 444 Mhz
- 1 1 0 0 140 to 160 Mhz
- 1 1 0 1 1260 to 1300 Mhz
- 1 1 1 0 101 to 141 Mhz
- 1 1 1 1 1R3 to 158L Mhz
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-
- (Note: the receive only ranges are enabled by powering up the
- unit with the up and down arrow buttons depressed...kjm)
-
- When there is more than one combination which has the same frequency
- range, the difference is the default step size and/or the default
- repeater offset. Of course, choices that do not match the VCO and
- filters do not actually transmit or receive on those frequencies.
- A particularly strange example is that the VHF side of the set can
- be set to tune from 404 to 444 Mhz, but again, it won't actually lock.
- Even in the 101-141 mode, the VHF VCO will not lock - this must be for
- use with some other sort of VCO (It looks like this would cover the
- aeronautical band rather nicely.) There are two really wierd VHF
- settings, those for 8AL-242 and 1R3-158L. These must be for use
- with some other LCD controller - it displays truly unusual and
- non sequential things when stepped through the "bands".
-
- R74 seems to have something to do with something like selecting
- the IF frequency, or something else like that. When set, it
- really screws up the VHF reception.
-
- My technique for determining these straps is to remove the straps
- that come in the unit, solder wires to each pad, run the wires out
- of the unit to a bank of DIP switches, screw the unit back together,
- and then go through all of the DIP switch combinations. I usually
- use a stereo microscope and 30 guage wire for this. Since I didn't
- try powering the unit on with every combination of keys held down
- for each DIP switch combination, there may still be other secrets
- possible.
-
- Since I was looking for something like receive and transmit from
- zero to infinity, and I didn't find it, I kept looking until I got
- bored and wanted to button the thing up and start using it. I
- determined, from studying the schematic, that there should be a
- hiddem strapping diode from CPU pin 2 to CPU pin 22. I installed
- one, but nothing changed. In fact, changing it and powering the
- unit up did not cause a reset. Therefore, I concluded that this
- really wasn't a mystery strap, afterall. However, there could be
- others. I'm trying to get a data sheet for the CPU, from Hitachi,
- to see if any of the grounded pins are actually I/O pins -- they
- might be good candidates, particularly if their traces are routed
- in such a way as to be easily accessible for cutting.
- CONT IN FT470.9