ar1000 From: schuster@panix.uucp (Michael Schuster) Subject: AR-1000 Setup Procedure I found the article below on CIS. I don't know where the author got the information below, but it's FASCINATING. Anyone have the guts to try this? you can reach the author at the CIS Internet address on the bottom line, just before my .signature. ======================= AR-1000 Reset Procedure ======================= * What you need : - A small Philips screwdriver - A soldering iron (30 W max) * What to do : - Remove the antenna - Remove the batteries - Remove the tuning, volume, and squelch buttons - Remove the back cover (4 black screws), and disconnect it from the rest - Lay the unit flat on the table, keyboard and display below, antenna connector away from you - Unsolder the black wire from the lower right corner of the upper board - Unsolder the brown wire from the upper left corner of the same board - Remove the 3 screws that hold this board - Pull GENTLY this board out of the upper panel (volume, squelch, and tune rods come with the board - not the antenna connector) - Unsolder the black wire from the upper left corner of the middle board - Unscrew the 3 copper columns that hold this board - To get a better access on the lower board, you may wish to remove some of the connectors that link the upper and middle boards to the power supply board (the one that hides the speaker) --- don't forget to take note of which connector goes where !!! - Now take a look at the lower board. It looks like this : continued in ar1000.1