upd-858 chip mod

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Postby ramblingman » Wednesday 20th Jun 2007, 18:21

hello once again. o.k. heres what the book says.first isolate pin 19 from ground.do this by
making a small cut with a x-cto knife.be sure to completely isolate it from ground.next add
a 4.7 k resistor across the cut land pattern.then locate pin 21,and do the same thing,carefully
isolate pin 21 from ground with the x-acto knife.then add a 4.7 k resistor across that cut
pattern.then you will need two toggle switches,one single pole double throw center off
switch,and one single pole single throw switch.the single pole switch goes in conjuction
with the cut pattern of pin 21.the single pole double throw switch wires as follows.top pole
of switch to pin 20.center pole of switch to pin 21,below cut pattern.bottom pole of switch
goes to pin 19 above the cut.the 4.7 k resistor from pin 21 needs to go to ground also,you
can pick that ground up below the cut of pin 19,the same point as your pin 19 resistor is
grounded.you will really need a freq, counter to know exactullay where you are,but here is
a good guide.with the single pole switch(switch 1) up and the double pole switch(switch 2)
in the center position,you will have normal channels.with switch 1 up and switch 2
up,starting at channel 8=27.455-channel 40=27.805,with switch 1 up and switch 2
down,starting at channel 8=27.855 to channel 20=28.005,with switch 1 down and switch 2
up,starting at channel 8=26.455 to channel 40=26.805,with switch 1 down and switch 2
down staring at channel 8=26.855 to channel 20=27.005.and with switch 1 down and
switch 2 in the center starting at channel 11=26.805 to channel 40=26.405. a slight
adjustment of the v.c.o. might be nessacery to get all the channels to pop in.i believe you
said your radio was a realistic trc-449,on that radio the v.c.o. adjustment is l-17 and the
transmit balance adjustment is l-37.if it was me id just try it first without messing with the
v.c.o.then if you have to tweak it alittle,it is very sensiitive.and you really need a
freq,counter to get in locked in right.just adjust that as a last resort.if all the channels dont
lock in..good luck with your mod,i hope this helps.