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- Are there any mods for the Yaesu FT736R?
-
- I modified mine. There's a catch tho - the mod involves adding a pair of
- switches to the module-address lines into each of the rf modules..it's
- kinda funky but it does work. Look at your schematic, then wire up the
- switches such that your 6m and 2m modules *think* that they're 440MHz
- modules! The trick then is to look at the display, which reads 443.000,
- and mentally adding 6.0 such that you know the real frequency is 49.000MHz.
-
- Similarly, the display will read 445.000 when the 2m module is really at
- 145.000. When you finish adding the switches, you'll have to powerup the
- '736 with the switches in the 'extended range' position. Then use one of
- your existing memory frequencies, transferred to either the A or B vfo, to
- then bandswitch up or down to the 440 band. Bingo! If you goof, the
- display will read "error". Start over by powering down, and then repeat
- the procedure. Sometimes the frontpanel logic will simply lock, just start
- over and it will eventually work. Mine never takes more than 2 tries. With
- the switches in the 'normal range' position the '736 will function as a
- stocker.
- CONTINUED IN FILE FT736R.1