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- Subject: IC2340H att modification.
- From: 4z4zq@pc.4z7aba.ampr.ORG (Pinchook Ronen)
-
- Hi guys,
-
- This text deals with ICOM's Mobile radio IC2340H. On some of icom dual band
- mobile transceivers there is an RF attenuator which attenuates the received
- signal by 20dB. In my opinion this is a great feature especially when you
- operate in cities or in area's with lot of RF signals, repeater, etc.
-
- The attenuator function reduce the intermodulations that appears while
- receiving in those areas, and let you listen more quietly on your favorite
- channel, when you listen to a local repeater you can hardly feel the 20dB
- attenuator, but the intermodulations almost disappear.
-
- The problem is that the attenuator was featured on old icom mobile rigs
- (such as IC2340H, IC3230H), but not on the IC2340H. The next lines will
- guide you how to add this feature. All you need is 2 1p2t small switch,
- and 2 12Kohms resistors.
-
- VHF MODIFICATION
- 1. Open the upper cover of the transceiver.
- 2. Locate D9 on the print (left to the Power Amplifier while looking from the
- front of the transceiver)
- 3. Solder a 12K resistor to the anode of D9 as close as possible to the diode,
- (with no wire, the pin of the resistor should be soldered to the pin
- of the diode)
- 4. The other side of the resistor should be wired to the small switch
- (the switch can be mounted on the back of the transceiver, there's an hole
- in the heatsink which you can use to insert the wires to the transceiver.
- 5. The other side of the switch should be tied to 5V
- (you can find a 5V terminal at J2 pin 2, j2 & j1 located near the VCO
- at the front of the print it is a 2*4pin sip connector, j2 is closer
- to the VCO.
-
- UHF MODIFICATION
- 1. Open the lower cover of the transceiver.
- 2. Locate D17 on the board (this diode is wired under the board, just beside
- L22. there are 2 holes, I am talking about the one located closer to the
- antenna)
- 3. Solder another 12K resistor in the same way it was done in the vhf to
- the anode of D17 just under the print ( the anode is the left pin of
- the diode ,the pin which located closer to the power amplifier.
- 4. The other side of the resistor should be wired to the other small switch...
- 5. The other side of the switch should be tied to 5V
- (for example to the right pin of the regulator IC7)
-
- Explanation
- When you turn this switch on, it turns the diodes on, and attenuates the
- received signal.
-
- This modification was tested, but you will do it on your own risk.
-
- Good Luck
- Aviad, 4X6TL.
-
- Ronen Pinchook (4Z4ZQ)
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