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From: dmeer@afit.af.mil (David E. Meer) 
Subject: ICOM P2AT keyboard mods 
 
 
There was a recent posting requesting mods to the ICOM P2AT.  I received 
the following info from Customer Service and they work fine on 
my P2AT: 
 
To enable wideband receive and direct keyboard entry of the entire 
frequency: 
 
 with the HT off, hold down "Light" "B" and "#" keys and 
 turn the HT on 
 
 Get into the set mode and you will have a new option  
 labeled "PL".  Turn the upper right knob to change this to 
 a value of 100.  (The rep at ICOM said "PL" stands for "decimal 
 placement") 
 
 Get out of set mode  
 
You should now be able to enter VFO mode and just press seven digit keys 
to enter any freq directly.  I don't have mine with me now, but I think 
you can enter any freq from 0 to 1GHz. 
 
Dave Meer, N6KEF 
 
From: tewheele@iastate.edu (Todd E Wheeler) 
Subject: Re: ICOM P2AT keyboard mods 
 
A "U" on the display means that the PLL is unlocked.  Thus, you cannot 
transmit or receive on the set frequency.   
 
There is often no real pattern of where the PLL will be locked or not, at 
least from my experience with my 2SAT. 
 
Good luck, 
Todd N0NUM 
tewheele@iastate.edu 
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Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your own risk.  WA2ISE 
/EX 
 
 
 
