Msg Nr. : 34026 Da : EA5XE Per : MODS @EU Tipo/status : B$ Data/ora : 0821/0900 Dimensione : 5144 Titolo : Alcune modifiche per l'FT 530 . Bid (Mid) : 540_EA5XE YAESU FT-530 Expanded Receive 110-180, 300-500 MHz Expanded Transmit 130-180, 400-470 MHz NOT LEGAL IN U.S.A - FOR EXPORT ONLY o Remove Antenna and Battery. o Remove four screws on bottom holding battery track. o Remove the four (black) screws holding rear case. o Slowly... open the front cover from tranceiver and lay both halves on table. o Note positioning of white paper insulator in right half of radio and lift out (don't throw away) o Carefully locate Jumper Pad 13 and remove solder. o Re-install white paper insulator, make sure ground tab slides through the paper insulator. o Close radio back up (Careful not to pinch the ribbon cable near lithium battery when closing halves). o Re-install the four (black) screws holding rear case. o Re-install the four (small silver) screws on bottom holding battery track to radio body. o Attach Antenna and Battery. o Turn off Radio.... Press and hold both arrow keys while turning on the Radio. o Modification Complete. ------------------------ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! --- ! ! ! ! ! ! --- / ! --- / ! ! ! / 2 (!) (!) 1 ! --- / 4 (!) (!) 3 ! / <--- Jumpers are here 6 (!) (!) 5 ! o / 8 (!) (!) 7 ----------------- Blowup ---> 10 (!) (!) 9 12 (!) (!) 11 14 (!) (!) 13 16 (!) (!) 15 - Inside the rig, it really did not look quite like that ... more like this: ... 12 (!) (!) 11 (!) 13 16 (!) (!) 15 In addition to the published receive expansion, it also receives 800-950 MHz... trunking radio, cell phone (I would *never* listen to that), 33cm ham band... Have fun! =============================================================== Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your own risk. And do not transmit outside of band! / \ -- -- -- 73 de Romualdo (Ї..Ї) / EA5XE @ EA5XE.EAV.ESP.EU Msg Nr. : 73848 Da : PE1PGQ Per : YAESU @WW Tipo/status : BF Data/ora : 1202/0616 Dimensione : 2706 Titolo : Alcune modifiche per l'FT 530 Bid (Mid) : 67753_PI8NVP Yaesu FT-530 Expanded Receive only 110-180, 300-500 MHZ (Transmit Frequencies remain stock) - Remove Antenna and Battery. - Remove four screws on bottom holding battery track. - Remove the four (black) screws holding rear case. - Slowly....open the front cover from transceiver and lay both halves on table. - Note positioning of white paper insulator in right half of radio and lift out (don't throw away). - Carefully locate JUMPER PADS 13 & 15, and REMOVE SOLDER. - Re-install white paper insulator, make sure the ground tab slides through the paper insulator. - Close radio back up (Careful not to pinch the ribbon cable near lithium battery when closing case halves). - Re-install the four (black) screws holding rear case. - Re-install four (small silver) screws on bottom holding battery track to radio body. - Attach Antenna and Battery. - TURN OFF RADIO.... PRESS AND HOLD BOTH ARROW KEYS WHILE TURNING ON THE RADIO. - Modification complete ! I have not performed this modification myself but this came directly from Yaesu. GThis is a file downloaded from HAMNET on Compuserve. ============================================================================= Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc From: j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com (Jeff Otterson/N1KDO) Subject: Re: FT530 mods wanted! Message-ID: <1992Dec31.140555.24650@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> Lines: 65 Sender: j_otterson@otters.enet.dec.com (Jeff Otterson/N1KDO) Reply-To: j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Nashua, NH, USA References: <1992Dec30.215515.364@random.ccs.northeastern.edu> Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:05:55 GMT This is copied verbatim from the mod sheet I received with my rig... YAESU FT-530 Expanded Receive 110-180, 300-500 MHz Expanded Transmit 130-180, 400-470 MHz NOT LEGAL IN U.S.A - FOR EXPORT ONLY o Remove Antenna and Battery. o Remove four screws on bottom holding battery track. o Remove the four (black) screws holding rear case. o Slowly... open the front cover from tranceiver and lay both halves on table. o Note positioning of white paper insulator in right half of radio and lift out (don't throw away) o Carefully locate Jumper Pad 13 and remove solder. o Re-install white paper insulator, make sure ground tab slides through the paper insulator. o Close radio back up (Careful not to pinch the ribbon cable near lithium battery when closing halves). o Re-install the four (black) screws holding rear case. o Re-install the four (small silver) screws on bottom holding battery track to radio body. o Attach Antenna and Battery. o Turn off Radio.... Press and hold both arrow keys while turning on the Radio. o Modification Complete. ------------------------ | | | | | | | | | --- | | | | | | --- / | --- / | | | / 2 (|) (|) 1 | --- / 4 (|) (|) 3 | / <--- Jumpers are here 6 (|) (|) 5 | o / 8 (|) (|) 7 ----------------- Blowup ---> 10 (|) (|) 9 12 (|) (|) 11 14 (|) (|) 13 16 (|) (|) 15 - In side the rig, it really did not look quite like that ... more like this: ... 12 (|) (|) 11 (|) 13 16 (|) (|) 15 In addition to the published receive expansion, it also receives 800-950 MHz... trunking radio, cell phone (I would *never* listen to that), 33cm ham band... Have fun! /---------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Jeff Otterson | The opinions expressed here are | | j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com | mine. Noone else should be held | | Digital Equipment Corporation | responsible for my actions. | | 110 Spit Brook Rd. Nashua, NH | CENSORSHIP IS THE TOOL OF TYRANTS | \---------------------------------------------------------------------/ ============================================================================= Msg Nr. : 49368 Da : IW3GRX Per : MOD Tipo/status : PN Data/ora : 0521/2127 Dimensione : 3369 Titolo : Alcune modifiche per l'FT530 Bid (Mid) : 4347_IW3GRW ллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллл Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc From: j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com (Jeff Otterson/N1KDO) Subject: Re: FT530 mods wanted! Message-ID: <1992Dec31.140555.24650@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> Lines: 65 Sender: j_otterson@otters.enet.dec.com (Jeff Otterson/N1KDO) Reply-To: j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Nashua, NH, USA References: <1992Dec30.215515.364@random.ccs.northeastern.edu> Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:05:55 GMT This is copied verbatim from the mod sheet I received with my rig... YAESU FT-530 Expanded Receive 110-180, 300-500 MHz Expanded Transmit 130-180, 400-470 MHz NOT LEGAL IN U.S.A - FOR EXPORT ONLY o Remove Antenna and Battery. o Remove four screws on bottom holding battery track. o Remove the four (black) screws holding rear case. o Slowly... open the front cover from tranceiver and lay both halves on table. o Note positioning of white paper insulator in right half of radio and lift out (don't throw away) o Carefully locate Jumper Pad 13 and remove solder. o Re-install white paper insulator, make sure ground tab slides through the paper insulator. o Close radio back up (Careful not to pinch the ribbon cable near lithium battery when closing halves). o Re-install the four (black) screws holding rear case. o Re-install the four (small silver) screws on bottom holding battery track to radio body. o Attach Antenna and Battery. o Turn off Radio.... Press and hold both arrow keys while turning on the Radio. o Modification Complete. ------------------------ | | | | | | | | | --- | | | | | | --- / | --- / | | | / 2 (|) (|) 1 | --- / 4 (|) (|) 3 | / <--- Jumpers are here 6 (|) (|) 5 | o / 8 (|) (|) 7 ----------------- Blowup ---> 10 (|) (|) 9 12 (|) (|) 11 14 (|) (|) 13 16 (|) (|) 15 - In side the rig, it really did not look quite like that ... more like this: ... 12 (|) (|) 11 (|) 13 16 (|) (|) 15 In addition to the published receive expansion, it also receives 800-950 MHz... trunking radio, cell phone (I would *never* listen to that), 33cm ham band... Have fun! /---------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Jeff Otterson | The opinions expressed here are | | j_otterson@star.enet.dec.com | mine. Noone else should be held | | Digital Equipment Corporation | responsible for my actions. | | 110 Spit Brook Rd. 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