Message-ID: <23958@K7BUC>
From: KB7TBJ@K7BUC
To: ALL@ALLUSA
Subject: YAESU FT-530 MODS             

Yaesu FT-530 Extended Transmit and Receive Mod

This modification for the Yaesu FT-530 provides extended receive
coverage from 110-180 MHZ and 300-500 MHZ and expanded transmit 
coverage from 130-180 MHZ and 400-470 MHZ. Also, the 800 MHZ band
can be received.

I have implemented this mod and it works as described.

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Yovan Lukic, KB7TBJ
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These are the mod instructions:

1. Remove antenna and battery

2. Remove four screws on bottom holding battery track.

3. Remove the four (black) screws holding rear case.

4. Slowly....open the front cover from transceiver and lay both
halves on table.

5. Note positioning of white paper insulator in right half of radio
and lift out (do not throw away).

6. Carefully locate jumper pad 13 and remove solder.  The jumper
pad is located on the lower right of the transceiver.  There are 16
pads in all arranged in two columns.  The column to the left is the
even numbered column (i.e., pads 2 through 16).  The column to the
right is the odd numbered column (i.e., pads 1 through 15).  Pad
number 13 is the second pad from the bottom (counting the bottom-
most pad as the first); or the seventh pad from the top (counting
the top-most pad as the first).

7. Re-install white paper insulator, make sure the ground tab
slides through the paper insulator.

8. Close radio back up (careful not to pinch the ribbon cable near
lithium battery when closing case halves).

9. Re-install the four (black) screws holding rear case.

10. Re-install four (small silver) screws on bottom holding battery
track to radio body.

11. Attach antenna and battery.

12. Turn off radio ..... Press and hold both arrow keys while
turning on radio.

MODIFICATION COMPLETE