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- From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
- Subject: TH78 mods for newer radios
- Message-ID: <1993Feb11.024318.5494@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Keywords: mods
- Sender: news@cbfsb.cb.att.com
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1993 02:43:18 GMT
- Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca
- Lines: 81
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- From: Brendan_Hoar@notes.pw.com
- Subject: Newer TH78A modifications
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- This contains the mod information for the NEWER Kenwood TH78A.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- From: gwalsh@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Gerald J. Walsh)
- Date: Far too long ago.
- >I have a friend who just purchased a TH-78A and tried the mods that, by
- >now, we all have a copy of. He says that his radio has two green wires
- >near the diodes that are, "just asking to be cut"! From the
- >experimenting that he has done, cutting one wire is equivalent to
- >removing D5 and cutting the other green wire is equivalent to cutting
- >D6.
-
- I followed the traces by sight and I would agree with you.
-
- >With the "CAP/Mars mod" completed (remove D6 or cut the green wire) he
- ^lower (W2)
- >does get the expanded RX range, but he gets no TX capability outside
- >the amateur band.
- >
- >Alternatively,
- >
- >With the "Beyond MARS mod" completed (remove D5 or cut the other green
- >wire) he gets the full RX capability and the extended TX capability for
- >the CAP/Mars mod, not the full TX capability expected!?
- >
- >BOTTOM LINE:
- >
- >Is anyone aware of a change in the mods for later versions of the
- >TH-78A? We are not able to fully expand the TX capability of this
- >TH-78A. We compared (by voice) the mods we made with another ham who
- >modified his. We did everything properly....
-
- I just got the ARTSCI 5A techmod book. They replaced the
- page that contains the Alignment controls for the TH-78A with a mod page for
- 'Later Model (with green jumpers)'.
-
- I haven't done a whole lot of experimenting, but I think the list below is
- true. I've removed D3 D4 and D6 and have the associated capabilities.
-
- Assuming that D1-D6 are all installed:
- Remove D3 = Wide band xmit (maybe wide band rcv in addition)
- Remove D4 = Cross band repeat
- Remove D5 (or W1) = Mars/CAP
- Remove D6 (or W2) = Wide band rcv
-
- The book doesn't seem to indicate that D6 is necessary for wide band receive,
- so try removing only D3 (and D4 if you want) and see if you get all the
- capabilities. If not, then remove D6 too.
-
- D5 has priority over D3, so DO NOT REMOVE D5 if you want full xmit. I had
- already made the mods for the OLD MODEL (which included the removal of D5)
- and had to resolder D5.
-
- Left VFO Right VFO
- 50.000-85.2x (with beep) 50.000-110.xxx (with beep)
- 85.2x-179.995 110.xxx-179.995
- 300.00-399.975
- 400.000-511.9875 400.000-511.9875
- 800.00-999.9875
-
- xxx is variable. My guess is the beep is some sort of error notation of some
- kind, but what? Someone, somewhere said
- it has something to do with the PLL...
-
- At this time, I can't do the xmit testing since I don't have a dummy load
- here.
- We had a dummy load when we
- were testing the mod from the 5A book and the xmit opened up to much more
- than the MARS/CAP mod allowed.
-
- Brendan
- (No call yet - passed Tech exam on Jan 3rd)
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- Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your own risk. And
- DO NOT transmit outside of legal bands! WA2ISE
- /EX
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