FT470.12

HELLO ALL YOU FT-470 OWNERS!

  I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE FT-470'S CAPABILITIES FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND WAS
JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE OUT THERE IN RF LAND HAS DONE TWO NEAT MODS THAT I
HAVE HERE! WE ALL KNOW THAT BY REMOVING R69 AND JUMPPERING IT, YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO TX & RX FROM 140-174 MHZ! WELL, FURTHER REVIEWING MADE ME QUITE CURIOUS!

  THERE ARE TWO MORE MODS THAT YOU CAN DO WITH ONLY TWO (2) MICRO DIP SWITCHES,
WHICH WILL GIVE YOU: 1240-1300 TX & RX...AND...220-225 MHZ TX & RX! GEE, THAT
IS TWO MORE HAM BANDS, AND WITH THE AID OF THE DIP SWITCHES, WE HAVE A TOTAL
OF 4 HAM BANDS! THIS IDEA IS NOT MINE IN IT'S ENTIRETY, IT HAS BEEN HERE FOR
SOME TIME, BUT WITH ONLY TWO DIP SWITCHES IT IS A WELCOME TREAT INDEED!
FOR THE VHF SIDE OF THINGS:

REMEMBER R69 THAT YOU REMOVED AND JUMPERED? WELL, IF YOU REMOVE R68 AND AND
A DIP, WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE SWITCH IT WILL GIVE YOU 1240-1300 MHZ TX & RX! YOU
SEE, IT ACTULLY TAKES TWO SWITCHES, ONE FOR R69 AND ONE FOR R68. WELL, R69
IS ALREADY DONE SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT! AND WHEN YOU DISENGAGE IT, IT WILL
PERFORM AS NORMALY AS IT DID BEFORE!

UHF SIDE OF THINGS:

  IF YOUR RIG ALREADY CAN TX FROM 430-450 MHZ, YOU ARE HALF DONE! WHEN THIS
MODE WAS PERFORMED, YOU REMOVED AND JUMPEREDR72, RIGHT? NOW, ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS REMOVE AND JUMPER R71, WHICH WILL COEXIST WITH R72, AND GET 220-225 MHZ
TX & RX! GEE, THAT WAS NEAT HUH!?
  OF COURSE, YOU DID USE A DIP SWITCH FOR R71, RIGHT!?
  I RECIEVED THE MODS FROM MY LOCAL BBS, AND AT THE MOMENT CAN NOT REMEMBER
WHO GAVE ALL THIS NEAT INFO, BUT THERE IS SURE A LOT OF IT! I FIGURED THAT
IF YOU ARE BOARED OF A CERTAIN BAND, YOU COULD CHANGE IT! I HAVE NOT DONE THIS
YET, AND AM WONDERING IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS, AND WHAT TYPE OF SUCESS HE/SHE
HAD! WHAT KIND OF TUNING WAS NECESSARY,(IF ANY!) OUTPUT POWER, YOU KNOW, THE
RUNDOWN BIT! WELL, HOPE THIS HELPS, AND AGAIN, HATS OFF TO ALL THOSE WHO CONTRIB
UTED!
SEE-YA, AND WILL LOOK FOR THE MAIL!

DE KB0DSW...73'S AND HAPPY DX!