******** EXTENDED RX.COVERAGE FOR ICOM IC2400E********
THIS MODIFICATION IS DONE AT THE OWNERS RISK AND THE SENDER CAN NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FAULTS WHICH MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS MODIFICATION.
I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY ON MY TRANSCIEVER SINCE MODIFICATION.THIS MOD MAY
INVALIDATE ANY WARRANTY FROM THE SUPPLIERS.
1.REMOVE BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM COVERS,CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN REMOVING BOTTOM
COVER AS THE SPEAKER IS ATTACHED.
2.REMOVE THE EIGHT SCREWS WHICH HOLD THE FACIA TO THE CHASSIS (NOTE THAT THE
LENGTH OF SCREWS ARE DIFFERENT).
3.SLIDE THE FACIA FORWARD AWAY FROM THE CHASSIS,IT WILL ONLY GO A LITTLE
WAY AS THE CONNECTING CABLES ARE SHORT.
4.LOOK AT THE REAR OF THE FACIA AND TO THE RIGHT OF CENTRE, LOCATE THE DIODE
MATRIX MARKED D1,D11,D8 ETC (THEY ARE NOT NUMERICALLY IN SEQUENCE).
IT MAY BE NECCESSARY TO MOVE THE BACKUP BATTERY LEADS AND OTHERS TO LOCATE
THE MATRIX.
5. CUT THE LEADS TO D11,D6 AND D8.
6. REASSEMBLE THE TRANSCEIVER TAKING CARE NOT TO TRAP ANY CABLES AND ENSURING
THAT THE CORRECT LENGHT SCREWS ARE IN THE CORRECT HOLES (DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS
ETC MAY OCCUR IF THE WRONG SCREWS GO IN THE WRONG HOLES.
7. SWITCH ON THE TRANSCEIVER AND YOU NOW HAVE RX ON 138-174 MHZ AND 400-
479 MHZ.WHEN THE RIG IS IN SCAN MODE I FOUND THAT IT STILL STICKS TO THE
UK BANDPLAN!!
THIS MOD IS FROM A MOD SHEET RECEIVED FROM ICOM SO IT SHOULD BE ALRIGHT.
IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT THE POWER MUST BE DISCONNECTED BEFORE ANY OF THE
ABOVE IS COMMENCED.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO HAS ANY OTHER MODS FOR THIS
MARVELLOUS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.