D.I.Y. Conversions of commercial radios to Amateur bands

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Please fuse your radio equipment with properly rated fuses. This will avoid the tendency of some radios to seriously self-destruct in case you accidently reverse the battery lead polarity.

PORTABLES: ®, Motorola MT-2000/MTS-2000, & HT-1000

GE MPD VHF conversion instructions.

GE MPA UHF conversion. Revised 7/19/2000 with the information you have been waiting for!

Motorola MT-2000/MTS-2000 VHF programming hints - Conversion is easy if you have access to the programming hardware and software.

Motorola HT-1000 UHF conversion - Easy if you have access to the programming hardware and software (link to BatLabs).

MOBILES: ®, ®, Motorola Radius®, & Regency/Relm®

GE Delta-S Great information at another Web Site. WB8ZDF (Sam) also has a "roll your own" Delta-S Control Head plans on his site. (Note: This link provided only as a service to YOU, no endorsement implied.)

Tune a GE Delta-S Also learn how to make it a great high power Packet Radio.(Note: This link provided only as a service to YOU, no endorsement implied.)

GE Rangr 150 VHF mobile conversion instructions. GE Rangr (Shown with optional S-825 and S-990 heads).

GE Rangr 450 UHF mobile conversion instructions.

NOTE: I have been told, by another Amateur, that the procedures in these notes work on the 30-50MHz Rangrs to 6 meters (with frequency changes appropriate for the band). 1/21/99. SJC

GE Phoenix-SX VHF/UHF mobile conversion notes... GE Phoenix-SX Shown with an optional DTMF microphone

Midland XTR Model 70-1632B UHF mobile conversion notes..

Motorola Radius® M206 notes at (BatLabs) Motorola Radius M208 The M206 and M216 are similar. (NOTE: This link provided only as a service to YOU, no endorsement implied.)

Regency® RH-606B programming notes.

Y2K notes Notes on the "Y2K Bug" and commercial radios that I have.

Looking for Service Manuals?

Try 'Steve's Spare Books' , he may have what you are looking for. (NOTE: This link provided only as a service to YOU, no endorsement implied.)

The K4MBE buggy! CQ CQ K4MBE mobile, Kilo Four Mike Bravo Echo on 146.415 MegaHertz, Over...

==>NOTICE<==

If you choose to follow the steps outlined herein, you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. I cannot,and will not, be responsible for damage to any equipment caused by modifications YOU make to any radio as a result of your reading these documents.

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