FT736R.12

      MODIFICATION OF THE PMS ON THE FT736R FOR THE 1296 MHZ BAND.

      MOD  4                 BY G0HEG

      Modification of the PMS on the FT736R for 1296 MHz,
      Extended coverage on receive from the front panel can be
      achieved by means of a few simple but repetitive actions,
      The receive can be extended from about 1215 MHz to about
      1326 MHz,
      by the use of the Repeater shift,
      This gives a coverage of about 111 MHz.
      There is no need to snip any of the components,
      and you will not need a soldering Iron for this modification.

                            INSTRUCTIONS

      Make sure that you put the Highest Frequency into VFO B,
      Make sure that you put the Lowest Frequency into VFO A.

       1/ Turn on your RIG.
       2/ Put the RIG into Repeater shift for the 1296 MHz band,
          By pressing the + RPT KEY.
       3/ Set the OFFSET to 59.999.9.
       4/ Tune the RIG to the Lowest band edge,
          of 1240.000.0 MHz.
       5/ Press the REV KEY ( KEY 5 ).
       6/ Press the UP MHz BUTTON.
       7/ Repeat steps 5 & 6 Alternating between both until you get
          the Frequency down to 1180.000.0 MHz.
       8/ Increase the OFFSET to 99.999.9.
       9/ Repeat steps 5 & 6 Alternating between both until you get
          the Frequency down to 1140.000.0 MHz.

                           STAGE 2

      You should now have 1299.999.9 MHz in VFO B,
      And 1140.000.0 MHz in VFO A.

      Make sure that the OFFSET in the PMS is set at 99.999.9.
      Make sure that you have the Repeater Shift set in the + RPT
      position.

       1/ Press the F key followed,by the PMS KEY ( KEY 3 ).

       You have just stored the New band edges in your PMS.

       2/ Press the PMS KEY again,
          now Tune to the Lowest Frequency in the PMS.
          Which should now be 1040.000.0 MHz.

       3/ Press the REV KEY ( KEY 5 ).
       4/ Press the UP MHz BUTTON.
       5/ Keep Alternating between steps 3 & 4 until you get the
          frequency down to 1040.000.0 MHz.
       6/ Now Press the following KEYs( KEY 9,KEY 2,KEY 4,KEY 9 ).
          The Magic Number is 9,2,4,9.

       You should now have 1040.000.0 MHz in VFO A.

       7/ Repeat Step 1.


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