Bulletin:  SA3560
Vendor:    Yaesu / FT-530
Subject:   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.

Yovan Lukic, KB7TBJ

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.


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Subject: 2 METER AMP

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From: N1JXF@KA1RCI
Subject: Yaesu FT727R for sale...

     Greetings and thanks for reading,
           I have for sale a Yaesu FT727R dual band HT in very good cond.
Has original packaging and manual. Also includes rubber duck ant, battery pack,and charger. It was my first HT, just bought an FT 530. Asking $200.00
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From: NE1P@KA1RCI
Subject: AL-80 A for sale or trade

Hi name is mike and i have an Ameritron AL-80 A HF amp i would like
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Modification File for ALINCO DJ560 Extended UHF Coverage

In order to increase the transmit coverage of the ALINCO DJ-560,it is
necessary to remove chip capacitor C18,rated at 4 PicoFarads.
 This capacitor is located on the UHF VCO subboard inside a metal
shield.
It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to have a service manual to locate the capacitor.
It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you be comfortable around SMT components
before attemping this MOD.
This MOD is difficult due to the fact that the HT must be disassembled,
the RF board must be removed,the UHF VCO subboard must be unsoldered from
the RF board,then the metal shield from the subboard must be unsoldered
 to gain access to the component
Using specrum analyzer and dummy load,transmit range before MOD:
425.100 - 467.500   42.400 MHZ coverage
Transmit range after MOD:
432.500 - 503.600   71.100 MHZ coverage!
By adjusting L5,this 71.1 spread can be made to 'fit' the range of
frequencies you desire,since the 71.1 spread stays constant with L5
manipulation.
If desired, SASE will get you the portions of the service manual
pertinent to this MODification.