[PCR-1000] Modification of 1000 to remove gaps

Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:04:02 +0100

Ivanhead wrote:

> Thanks I figured the extra money for the unblocked version was a waste of
> time Ivan
>
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> Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Modification of 1000 to remove gaps
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ivanhead" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 2:46 PM
> Subject: [PCR-1000] Modification of 1000 to remove gaps
>
> > I have discovered a web page that gives the modifications that will remove
> > the gaps in us models.  Another page suggested that this would only work
> on
> > early s/n models.  Will the modification work and does it affect the
> EPROM?
> > You can find the page doing a google search pcr-1000 modifications.
> Thanks
> > in advance Ivan [email protected]
>
> If your receiver is recent vintage USA model, the processor's internal
> program has been modified such that the radio ignores the jumpers. There is
> nothing one can do to close the gaps on such a radio unless he can replace
> the processor chip with one that has the old microcode. Changing the jumpers
> has no effect.
>
> This is no big loss, listening to noise of digital cellphones is boring.

Although I use mine as spectrum analyser, and as such is is useful to have the
uninterupted coverage.

Stewart

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