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- John Morronga wrote:
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- Subject: Yaesu VX-1R - Expanded Transmit 137 - 175, 410 - 470 MHz
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- Remove battery
- Remove the (3) small black screws.
- Carefully open the radio, spliting the radio front and rear cases
- Looking down inside of the top left side of the radio (left of rotary
- encoder) , locate and ADD Solder to jumpers "0" and "1"
- (jumper "0" is the top jumper and jumper "1" is below it)
- Assemble radio.
- Press and hold [M/V] and [AR] keys while turning on the radio.
- Modification Complete
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- Perform at own's risk.
- J.M
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- Another user reports:
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- Here is a Mod. for the "NEW" Yaesu VX-1R Ultra compact Dual Band HT.
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- I have not yet had time to see just exactly what this mod has changed.
- However, I know that the Tx is expanded on VHF, UHF and and AM AIRCRAFT bands.
- Rx is expanded to cover CELLULAR.
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- Remove battery.
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- Remove 3 screws on back side of radio.
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- Open cover. "My experience was, slightly raise edge of cover that screws
- held down.
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- With a very small screwdriver, release plactic clip that secures case on
- edge of cover just inside of battery compartment. Be very careful to not
- break this clip.
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- Carefully remove back cover.
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- Locate two sets of jumper pads in upper left side of battery compartment
- near the controll knob.
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- 0 0 "Jumper pads" Place solder across this set of pads.
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- 0 0 "Jumper pads" Place solder across this set of pads.
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- After these jumpers have been made, reassemble radio.
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- While holding down the "M/V" and "AR" keys turn on radio with the "Power"
- button.
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- The display will read "INIQF"
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- Now push the "F/W" key.
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- The display will now read "INITIAL".
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- Modification is now complete.
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