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- Date: Thu 9 Feb 89 12:02:25-PST
- From: Brad Horak <BRAD@CSLI.Stanford.EDU>
- Subject: Icom IC-900 mods
- To: MBramwel@business.uwo.ca
-
- Enclosed is a list of frequency range extension modifications for the IC-900.
- They are courtesy of KB1MZ and KA1OKQ. Some mods may enable out-of-band
- transmission. Transmitting there is ILLEGAL ! These radios are not type
- accepted so therefore it is ILLEGAL to use this radio out of the ham bands
- even if you have a license to do so. (ie volunteer F.D. etc). All mods
- are done at your own risk. This is in NO way an invatation to break the law.
- The mods are provided for information only..........................73
- Gene
- WA1UXA
-
- <Standard Disclaimer Applies>
-
- #Subject: Icom IC900 mods
-
- Frequency Expansion Modifications for the ICOM IC-900
-
- All changes are made in the control head.
- Diodes are arranged in a 8x4 array: A-H, 1-4.
-
- As shipped from the factory, the diodes are arranged thusly:
-
- X = diode in place
-
- ____________________________________
- | | X | X | | | | | X | 4
- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- | | X | | X | | | | | 3
- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- | | X | | | | X | | X | 2
- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- | | | | | | | | X | 1
- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
-
-
- To add recieve coverage on 6 meter and 70 cm bands only:
-
- C=cut diode, or remove
-
- ____________________________________
- | | C | X | | | | | X | 4
- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- | | X | | C | | | | | 3
- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- | | X | | | | X | | X | 2
- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- | | | | | | | | X | 1
- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
-
-
- 440 Band - to expand coverage from 420 - 470 MHz:
- Remove diode D25 (3,D) for RX
- Install diode in (3,C) for TX
- VCO in 440 module covers a 20 MHz range - re adjust as needed.
-
- 220 Band - to expand TX coverage from 216 - 236 MHz:
- * This mod hasn't been tried and verified. *
- Install diode (1,C) for TX
- Remove diode (2,D) - ?
-
- 144 MHz Band - to expand TX coverage from 138 - 174 MHz:
- Install diode in (1,C)
-
- 50 MHz Band - to expand coverage from 40 - 54 MHz:
- Remove diode D32 (4,B) for RX
- Install diode in (4,A) for TX
-
- 28 MHz Band - to expand coverage from 28 - 40 MHz:
- Remove diode D32 (3,B) for RX
- Install diode in (3,A) for TX
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ICOM IC-900 Memory Expansion Modification (Preliminary Rev II)
-
- This modification, done to the controller head, will double
- the amout of available memories to two banks of ten memories
- per band.
-
- Remove the screw from the back of the control head, and
- carefully open the unit. Remove the five screws holding the
- "Display B" unit buard to the rear cover, and unplug the
- white three pin connector that goes to the "beeper".
-
- Locate IC2, the 24 pin RAM chip on the back of the board.
- Carefully cut the small etch between pins 19 and 20. Solder
- a #30 wire about 6 inches long to pin 19, (address bit 10).
- Solder a 22K 1/4 resistor to the cathode of D5, (1N4002).
- This is a good "pullup" voltage. Locate this resistor next to
- D5, on the top side of the board. Connect the wire from pin 19
- of IC2, and another 3 inch long #30 wire to the other end of
- the 22K resistor. (Trim the wires as needed).
-
- The "DIM" switch is connected to two fine etches that go between
- diode D5 (1N4002)and the rectangular cutout on the board.
- Carefully cut these two etches, removing at least a 1/16 inch
- section of each etch. Carefully scrape about 1/16 inch of the
- green varnish on the "upstream" side of these two etches (one of
- them is connected directly to the cathode of D5. Bridge these two
- etches together. (The display will now be only "bright", but this
- is no real loss, since the display isn't all that bright anyway).
-
- On the bottom side of the board, there are three pads for the
- "DIM" switch, with two of them connected together. There will be
- a glass zener diode (D2) across this switch. Remove this diode.
- Solder a short piece of wire from these two pads to a convenient
- ground point on the board. Solder the 3 inch piece of wire from
- the 22 K resistor to the third pad of the DIM switch. When the DIM
- switch is in the "bright" position (down) the memory will contain
- the original data. If the switch is in the "dim" position (up),
- then the second bank of memories can be loaded and used.
- Combined with the RX and TX expansion mods, this is a good way to
- have the first bank loaded with ham band freqs, and the second bank
- filled with police/fire/whatever channels.
-
- The new bank of memories will read 999.9995 MHz when first called
- up, and will have to be loaded with the desired frequencies, offsets
- and PL tones. (This is not a way to open up the RX to receive the
- 800 - 950 MHz band, unfortunately).
-
- Ed Brown KB1MZ
-
-
- Copied from the QRZ! Windows Ham Radio CDROM
-
-