[amsat-bb] Icom W32A transmit below 440 for satellite work?

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

Hi David! Welcome to the list!

You need to remove a diode and then do a full reset to open
up the 70cm transmit below 440 MHz. I modded mine by using
tweezers to twist it off the board. The mod is available in
many places online including the mods.dk site.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
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On Thursday, June 7, 2018, David Jaffe <davidajaffe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> New to the list.
>
> I have an Icom W32A HT (one of the 5-digit serial number ones, ca. 1998)
> and an Arrow antenna.  I used them around 10 years ago for AO-27 and, after
> reading the recent QST article, thought I'd try some of the newer
> satellites.
>
> Much to my surprise, I can't seem to get the W32A to transmit below 440
> MHz., so  I can't use it on AO-85, AO-91, etc.   I looked at the specs and,
> sure enough, it says that it transmits only about 440 MHz.  Yet, a google
> search seems to indicate that this was a popular satellite radio.
>
> Is there some trick to getting it to transmit below 440?
>
> Or is it necessary to perform a hardware mod to get it to do so?  If so, is
> there someone who has done the mod (successfully) who can provide
> documentation on what he did that worked?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> K6DAJ
>
>