[ICOM] IC-2KL: Adding 10 Meters

[Adam Farson]

Hi Mike,

You were fortunate to get that "export" IC-2KL. I purchased mine from a
Toronto dealer in 1989, and it was also the "export" model. I had to
reprogram its successor, a Yaesu Quadra, for general coverage - a 15-minute
job.

Canada never had that silly rule; prosecution of CB violators did the job
pretty well. 

It is possible that Icom have deleted the bezel, bandswitch etc. from the
mod kit. A friend of mine in Florida who did the mod in 1994 received those
parts with his kit.

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ


-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Michael P. Olbrisch
Sent: 02 August 2004 04:44
To: 'ICOM Reflector'
Subject: RE: [ICOM] IC-2KL: Adding 10 Meters



> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Gary Fiber
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 10:42 AM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] IC-2KL: Adding 10 Meters
>
>
>
> I remember the front panel or bezel was out of production before I 
> left in 2001.

Yep - this is why I am so very pleased with the IC-2KL I bought in Europe
back when the Army had a lot of soldiers there and France and Germany were
our friends (Well, Germany anyway).  It came with 10/12m enabled, and even
has the band switch and LED for 10/12m.

I did the mod (without the bezel/band switch/LED) for a friend a number of
years ago, and it was not that difficult.  Seems we took an hour or two.  I
do remember that if you didn't read the directions completely it was easy to
miss a step and it would not work.

Read carefully, go slow, and it will all be fine.

Mike.  KD9KC
El Paso, TX.


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