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- From: mark@ve6mgs.uucp (Mark G. Salyzyn VE6MGS)
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- Subject: IC-751 split mode mod
- Message-ID: <1991Nov10.195437.10480@ve6mgs.uucp>
- Date: 10 Nov 91 19:54:37 GMT
- Organization: Amateur Packet Radio E-mail Gateway VE6MGS
- Lines: 60
-
- GOAL OF MODIFICATION:
- Allow CW Xmit & USB recieve split mode to still use the CW VOX. This allows
- one to operate with limited privaledges when communicating with SSB stations
- above 10MHz. Below 10MHz, the CW receiver is actually LSB so split operation
- in that case is effortless and does not require the split oepration to be
- invoked. The original bogus operation can be confirmed by placing the rig
- into CW Tx and USB Rx split operation and operate the key. A more `graphic'
- example of this operation is CW Rx and USB Tx split and operate the key
- (scary eh? :-).
-
- PARTS REQUIRED:
- 1 4.7Kohm resistor and 2 1N914/1N4148/1N4448 diodes
-
- SCHEMATIC: +8V (Pin 14 of IC1)
- |
- >
- <
- > 4.7Kohm
- <
- >
- |
- +-------------//-----------------+
- | |
- +-------+------(----------+ o
- | | | | /
- | |1N914 | 1N914 | /
- | _|__ _|__ | +--o Split Switch
- | \ / \ / | ___|___
- D11 | __\/__ __\/__ | / / / / o-----> to `split' display
- | /| | | | | | segment driver
- |/ |_|_\/____|______|______\/__|____ |
- |\ | /\ | | /\ \|
- | \| > > |
- < R29 < R26
- >5.6K > 4.7K
- < <
- | |
-
- DESCRIPTION:
- On the Main PC board, there is only one cut trace because R29 & R26 are
- both fed from 1 trace and isolated from the rest of the circuitry. One of
- the diodes is surface mounted on the solder side of the board over the
- cut. R29 is unsoldered so that a thin wire (from w/w or pulled from a
- ribbon cable) is then subsequently inserted with the R29 lead back into the
- hole to bring R29+R26 common point up to the top of the main board. The
- 4.7Kohm resistor is soldered to pin 14 of IC1, the other end of the resistor
- is soldered to the anode of the other diode's anode and another long wire
- to be routed to the split switch. The cathode of the diode is attached to
- the wire inserted earlier with R29. All the components may be surface mounted
- if desired on the bottom of the main board, but I chose to perform this mod
- on the top of the board to allow easier removal of the main board for
- servicing. The long wire that was attached to the second diode and the
- resistor is routed to the empty pin on the split switch that is driven to
- ground when the switch is in the OFF position.
-
- BUGS:
- The CW VOX will be active when using split mode, even if neither the
- transmit or receive mode are the CW mode.
-
- Enjoy, 73 de VE6MGS/Mark -sk-
-
-
-
- From: jpd@pc.usl.edu (Dugal James P.)
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- #Subject: IC751 extension to 37MHz
- Message-ID: <1991Nov12.205246.21845@usl.edu>
- Date: 12 Nov 91 20:52:46 GMT
- Sender: anon@usl.edu (Anonymous NNTP Posting)
- Organization: Univ. of Southwestern La., Lafayette
- Lines: 97
- Originator: jpd@pc.usl.edu
-
- [I'm posting this for Tom N5OFF -- n5knx, ed.]
-
- IC-751 to 37 MHz de N5OFF@W5DDL.AARA.ORG
-
- With a great amount of help from Mark, VE6MGS, I was able to
- modify my Icom 751 to operate at an extended frequency range of
- up to 37 MHz. This is how it was done.
-
- Mark developed a clever way to read and interpret the contents of
- the Icom RAM chip (the old battery backed-up one) and alter its
- frequency limits in the GENeral coverage and HAM modes. This was
- done in conjunction with the modification of his 751A to operate
- six meters. My interests are in listening to the low band skip
- present above the ten meter band during band openings, so I asked
- Mark for simply a new upper frequency limit, leaving the six
- meter mods to the very ambitious.
-
- First, I changed the battery on my RAM board since mine was eight
- years old, and I didn't want Icom messing up my custom program if
- my battery died later.
-
- I then shipped the board off to Mark, and he changed my GEN mode
- limits from .10-30 MHz, to .01 to 60 MHz (subject to VCO and RF
- limits, naturally). He also customized my HAM mode limits as
- shown:
-
- Before After
- 1.8-2.0 27.98-30.62 Default HAM mode selection
- changed from 160M
- 3.45-4.1 31.98-33.02
- 6.95-7.5 33.98-35.02
- 9.95-10.5 1.78- 2.02
- 13.95-14.5 3.48- 4.02
- 17.95-18.5 6.98- 7.32
- 20.95-21.5 9.98-10.17
- 24.45-25.1 13.98-14.37
- 27.95-30.0 18.05-18.18
- none 20.98-21.47
- none 24.86-25.01
-
- These new HAM mode limits provide tighter control while hamming.
- Note the tight 12M and 17M limits. Much more realistic.
-
- One problem encountered during the mod was that the rig's
- processor (IC-14) instructs the rig to select the proper VCO and
- bandpass filter for a given frequency, and it uses the highest
- BPF up until 31 MHz, then must be further instructed as to what
- to do at frequencies > 31 MHz.
-
- IC-14 has several pins which turn on and off to do this
- instructing. Mark found that pin 18 (originally not used) of
- IC-14 turns on at >31 MHz. This could be used to turn on the
- highest BPF and VCO, thus allowing operation to higher
- frequencies. This was done physically by cutting the trace from
- pin 17's normal route, adding a diode to each pin 17 and 18 of
- IC-14, and joining the anodes of the two diodes to the circuit
- originally driven by pin 17, but now isolated by the trace cut.
- The effect is the use of the highest BPF and VCO until 31 MHz
- (pin 17) , and then the same BPF and VCO from 31 MHz and beyond
- (pin 18).
-
- As expected, VCO4, as originally adjusted, dropped out at a low
- frequency (32.33 MHZ). Since the VCO has a range of about 15 MHz
- (and was originally employed to cover only 8 MHz with 3.5 MHz of
- lagniappe on each end), and kicks in at 22 MHz, I adjusted it for
- a comfortable low limit of 22 MHz (with little margin), which
- lifted the upper range to a maximum observed limit of 37.175 MHz.
- This was done by giving C107 on the VCO unit 1/4 turn CW.
-
- I haven't yet done any sensitivity measurements, as I'll have to
- borrow the equipment from my employer when its convenient for
- him. I don't know where, or to what extent the bandpass filter
- will cut off on the way to 37 MHz, if it does at all.
-
- I believe the rig "hears itself" on a few certain frequencies,
- with strong signals at 30.715, 31.33, and 30.95. I believe this
- is normal as Icom probably moved these birdies to >30 MHz
- purposely. There are few other spurs.
-
- CONCLUSIONS: I borrowed an R-7000 from a friend some months ago,
- and found that my favorite listening was in the lower 30's. Now,
- my 751 is as good to me as having my own R-7000 for what I would
- use it for. In the ham mode, its much easier to stay in the ham
- bands (especially WARC bands) with the new program, and the
- default band of 10M much more suits my tastes than the old 160M
- default band.
-
- Thanks to VE6MGS [mark@ve6mgs.uucp] for his great help, without
- which I could not have accomplished this.
-
-
- 73 es bonne chance de tom N5OFF@W5DDL.AARA.ORG
- --
- -- James Dugal, N5KNX Internet: jpd@usl.edu
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