FT736R.20

       MODIFICATION OF THE PMS ON THE FT736R FOR THE 144 TO 148 MHZ BAND

       MOD  1                  BY G0HEG
      
       Modification of the PMS on the FT736R for VHF,
       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 139 MHz to around 155 MHz
       By the use of the Repeater shift,
       This gives a coverage of about 16 MHz,
       There is no need to snip any of the components,
       And you will not need a soldering Iron for this Modification,

                              Instructions
                                             
       There are Two Mods for the FT736R for VHF,
       One is for the European Version,
       Which is the one that we will deal with first,
       And the other is for the American Version,
       That we will deal with later on.

                           Important notice

       Make sure that you are in VFO B when you start this Mod
       Follow the instructions to the letter.
       Always put the Highest Frequency into VFO B,
       and the Lowest ones into VFO A.

        1/ Turn on Your RIG.
        2/ Put the RIG into Repeater shift for the 144 MHz Band,
           By Pressing the - RPT KEY.
        3/ Set the OFFSET to 01.999.9.
        4/ Tune the RIG to the Highest Band Edge of 145.999.9 MHz
        5/ Press the REV KEY (  KEY 5  ).
        6/ Press the DOWN MHZ Button.

       You should now have 146.999.9 MHz on your Digital Readout.

        7/ Repeat Steps 5 & 6 again.

       You should now have 147.999.9 MHz on your Digital Readout.

        8/ Increase the OFFSET to 03.999.9.
        9/ Repeat Steps 5 & 6 Twice more,
           Alternating between both until you get 149.999.9 MHz,
           On you Digital Readout.
       10/ Increase the OFFSET to 05.999.9.
       11/ Repeat Steps 5 & 6 Twice more,
           Alternating between both until you get 151.999.9 MHz,
           On your Digital Readout.
       
       Keep on Increasing the OFFSET by 2 until you get the OFFSET 
       up to 99.999.9,
       And at the same time keep on Repeating Steps 5 & 6 Twice
       after every Increase in the OFFSET,
       until you get the Frequency up to 245.999.9 MHz




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