TS-590 AM Broadcast Mod.

[Mudfoot]

Has anyone done this to their 590? I pulled the case and gandered, there are 2 pins without a shorting jumper. I assume I just need to find a jumper and short the pins.

Supposedly, signals are still attenuated above and below the broadcast portion. I like to listen to a few AM stations, mostly WLW, but not much info on the mod is to be found.

It says it has a local/distance switch. All I see is 2 pins without any jumper.

http://www.mods.dk/view.php?ArticleId=4684

 

[W5LZ]

Remove indicated jumper for the modification. Says nothing about the other pins so don't mess with them.
- 'Doc

 

[Mudfoot]

My rig doesn't have a jumper on that pin location. I bought it new.. I was thinking I needed to add a jumper.

Strange...

 

[W5LZ]

Well, I guess add a jumper and see what happens. I don't usually listen to broadcast stuff on my radio so don't really see a need for it. The 'flip-side' of that is that the broadcast frequency ranges are usually attenuated to keep them from interfering or affecting the other frequencies near them (or harmonics). Whatever 'floats your boat'?
- 'Doc

 

[Mudfoot]

The author of that mod is an Italian station. Maybe the 590 has a european version, I dunno.

 

[KF7RUQ]

The author of that mod is an Italian station. Maybe the 590 has a european version, I dunno.

I found the same frustration, when I was going to mod my radio. I don't know how similar our radio situations are, but the pictures displayed, of my radio, were the European version. Of course, it looked different, when I split the cases.

Good luck......

 

[Mudfoot]

Yep, sounds the same as yours.

 

[Se7en]

Yep, sounds the same as yours.

How did it work out ?..did u jump the pins ?

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[Mudfoot]

Not yet. I am the great procrastinator.

 

[Se7en]

I found the same frustration, when I was going to mod my radio. I don't know how similar our radio situations are, but the pictures displayed, of my radio, were the European version. Of course, it looked different, when I split the cases.

Good luck......

Hihi OMG me too ! Jk.


Well get R done !

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[KF7RUQ]

I found the same frustration, when I was going to mod my radio. I don't know how similar our radio situations are, but the pictures displayed, of my radio, were the European version. Of course, it looked different, when I split the cases.

Good luck......

Hihi OMG me too ! Jk.


Well get R done !

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It's done

here's the link......

http://www.worldwidedx.com/icom/58693-icom-ic-2820h-extended-transmit-modification-usa-models.html

 

[Mudfoot]

Wrong link, different radio.

 

[KF7RUQ]

Wrong link, different radio.

Yes, different radio, but I interpreted your confusion to be the same as mine.

I thought that Vanilla was telling me "to get R done."

 

[GI0ZGB]

Move the jumper across from Local to DX.

That is from CN103 to CN102.

 

[Mudfoot]

Move the jumper across from Local to DX.

That is from CN103 to CN102.

Maybe on your European model, but not on my model. Thus, the issue remains.

I lost interest anyways.