FT11R

From: KA8WPC@KF8OW.#NWOH.OH.USA.NA
  
       YAESU FT-11R MARS MODS!
  
        FIRST REMOVE THE SIX SCREWS HOLDING THE BACK COVER.
     (4 ON THE BACK CASE, AND 2 ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BATERY COMPARTMENT.)
     CAREFULLY SEPARATE THE FRONT AND BACK HALVES. (CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE
     THE FLEX CIRCUIT CONNECTING THE 2 HALVES.)
     WITH THE FRONT OF THE RADIO FACING DOWN, REMOVE THE 2 BRASS SCREWS
     HOLDING THE SECOND BOARD TO THE MICROPROCESSOR BOARD. (THIS IS THE
     BOARD CONNECTED TO THE FRONT CASE.)
     CAREFULLY PRY THE BOARD FROM THE MICROPROCESSOR BOARD, EXPOSING THE
     MICROPROCESSOR BOARD.
     YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE THE FRONT COVER WITH THE MICROPROCESSOR BOARD,
     AND THE OTHER 2 BOARDS SEPARATED BY THE FLEX CIRCUIT.
     LOOK AT THE MICROPROCESSOR BOARDS LOWER LEFT CORNER.
     THERE YOU WILL SEE SOLDER JUMPER PADS AS ILLUSTRATED BELOW WITH
     THE FOLLOWING PINS JUMPERED:
  
  
  
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     ³     ÚÄÄÄÄ¿      ³
     ³     ³ uP ³      ³        PINS 1,2,4, AND 7 ARE JUMPERED
     ³     ÀÄÄÄÄÙ      ³
     ³                 ³        FOR 135-180 TX/RX, REMOVE
     ³                 ³        JUMPER 4 !!!
     ³ o1o  o o        ³
     ³ o2o  o o        ³
     ³ o o  o7o        ³
     ³ o4o  o o        ³
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     REASSEMBLE UNIT IN REVERSE ORDER, AND INSTALL SCREWS.
     INSTALL BATTERY PACK.
     HOLD DOWN (MR), (VFO), AND (2) AND TURN POWER ON.
     TURN POWER BACK OFF
     HOLD DOWN (UP ARROW), AND (DOWN ARROW) AND TURN POWER ON.
     NOW KEYBOARD ENTRY IS DIRECT, AND UNIT WILL TX/RX FROM
     135-180mhz.
  
     THIS MOD DOES WORK AND HAS BEEN TESTED. IT IS STILL ILLEGAL TO
     TRANSMIT OUT OF BAND UNLESS YOU HAVE A VALID MARS OR CAP PERMIT.
                                            73, -=MIKE=-
                                                 KA8WPC
  
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