[Kenwood] TS850 freq. Transmit changes for marine use

[KD5NWA]

This thing started over making mods to get on the marine band, not a 
legitimated change to access 60 meters.

That folks it my final comment, I will apply what my signature says.

At 12:27 PM 5/5/2005, waldan at cox.net wrote:
>KD5NWA said: "You don't ask to make changes to the transmitter without 
>intending to use it."
>
>Wally: Well that is not always correct. I have an Icom IC-718 (Great 
>Radio) that will not do 60 meters unless you remove one little tiny diode. 
>I do want to operate on 60 meters and am licensed to do so but in doing 
>this mod to get 60 meters I get everything else. I have no intention to TX 
>on SWL, MARS, and CB bands but with that mod you have too take the bad 
>with the good.
>
>Wally
>KD5ZJP
>
> >
> > From: KD5NWA <kd5nwa at cox.net>
> > Date: 2005/05/05 Thu PM 12:15:25 EDT
> > To: <waldan at cox.net>
> > Subject: Re: Re: [Kenwood] TS850 freq. Transmit changes for marine use
> >
> > If the manufacture did not put in band limits that is their shame, but if
> > you help remove them, then shame on you.
> >
> > But there is a difference in the equipment already doing it and you not
> > using it, and someone asking to make changes to it and helping them do it.
> >
> > You don't ask to make changes to the transmitter without intending to 
> use it.
> >
> > At 11:00 AM 5/5/2005, you wrote:
> > >Well, that is a good point you made "That's very nice philosophy, but do
> > >you think they are going to make the
> > > > modifications and not use it?" Well, I want aske the group to be 
> honest
> > > with themselves. How many of you can honestly say that you do not own 
> ham
> > > gear that will TX out of legal band? I know I do, does that mean I am
> > > talking out of band? I know I have an HT that will TX in the FRS, GMRS,
> > > Commercial UHF band, and a mobile that will do everything VHF and UHF 
> and
> > > an HF mobile that I use as a base that will do everything between 1.8 to
> > > 29.999. That in no way means that I TX in those areas. There are even
> > > some radios that were manufactured before there were those lockout
> > > restrictions. Just because it is owned doesn't mean they will be used 
> for
> > > that purpose.
> > >
> > >Wally
> > >KD5ZJP
> > >
> > > >
> > > > From: KD5NWA <kd5nwa at cox.net>
> > > > Date: 2005/05/05 Thu AM 11:49:36 EDT
> > > > To: k4pdm at yahoo.com
> > > > CC: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS850 freq. Transmit changes for marine use
> > > >
> > > > At 10:36 AM 5/5/2005, Paul Manuel wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >--- KD5NWA <kd5nwa at cox.net> wrote:
> > > > > > Marine Band equipment needs to be FCC certified, which a modified
> > > TS-850
> > > > > > will certainly not be.  Making such modifications is just as 
> illegal as
> > > > > > modifying it to transmit on the CB band. I would hope that no 
> one on
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > list is indifferent enough to assist in such endeavors.
> > > > >
> > > > >While it is good advice to "buy a marine radio" or "buy a CB," making
> > > > >these modifications to the 850 is certainly legal. It is the use 
> that is
> > > > >not.
> > > > >73,
> > > > >Paul K4PDM
> > > >
> > > > That's very nice philosophy, but do you think they are going to 
> make the
> > > > modifications and not use it?
> > > >
> > > > A lot of free banders can thank helpful hams for giving them advice 
> on how
> > > > to modify their radios, Oh wait a minute, they don't thank us, they
> > > spit on
> > > > our faces.
> > > > >
> > > > >Yahoo! Mail
> > > > >Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour:
> > > > >http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html
> > > > >
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