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I
just
recently purchased a FT8800 and
could not find any mod for the
freq CAP/MARS modification:
Called Yaesu 8-22-03 and said
that it would be around 2 months
before it would be released.
I took the 8 screws off of the
top and sides of the unit.
Located the main CPU and on the
left side approximately the same
location as the FT8900 are 6
spaces next to the case. One
Resistor/Diode at the front
toward the panel and one at the
rear most position toward the
back of the unit.
I took it on myself to unsolder
the front as it was similar too
the 8900 and left the rear one
in tact.
IT WORKED; powered the unit up
and it went through the entire
reset like the 8900. NOTE: The
resistor/diode when unsoldering
I used a very low wattage
soldering iron with a ground
strap from the iron too the case
of the radio. It works
flawlessly.
Bill
WD5JFM
Thanks to
James
Fairhurst
for the picture.
I find that after using the
cross band repeat function, when
switching back to normal
operation, the transmit audio,
on the left side, is terrible
with very low power. I have to
switch off the radio and switch
it back on to get it to work
normally. Has anyone else found
this or have any ideas or
suggestions.. This was on the
amateur frequencies.
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