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Comment on Midland 79-290 by heru

heru — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:36:03 +0000

HI….
I OWN THE MIDLAND 79-290 AND I FOLLOWED ALL THAT THE HACKING HARWARE WEB-PAGE SAIS TO DO TO GET THE 240 CHANNEL OR THE 10 METER BAND. I HOLD THE RIGHT BUTTONS WHILE TURNING ON THE MIDLAND AND FOLLOW ALL THE STEPS WITH NO CHANGE. IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES HOLDING BUTTONS AND TURNING RADIO ON AND FOLLOWING THE STEPS I AM NOT DOING?

THANK YOU,
HERU - INDONESIA

Comment on Cherokee CBS1000 by Randy Reeve

Randy Reeve — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:33:27 +0000

With the purchase of my new NorthPoint CBS1000 I am looking for Improvments. I picked up this radio to get back in to CB Radio ssb. It seem’s I may be to late, For the latested Peak and tune. If you or anyone could point me in the Loop I would be greatfull. Thanks Date 2/23/08

Comment on Cherokee CBS1000 by Randy Reeve

Randy Reeve — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:32:13 +0000

Comment on Kenwood TS-950 Allows sub-receiver to be on different band than Main receiver by Rick

Rick — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:21:13 +0000

the sub mod you say to hold the m/s button but that button is only on the sdx model not the s, or sd one…. if you know how to do it on the sd please let us know we would love that mod on my sd thanks rpp70

Comment on Midland 79-290 by Ed

Ed — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:15:56 +0000

79-290 Mods
Most of the mod pages on the internet have it all wrong and they all copy from each other.
This has been the case since 1999 when I purchased the first of 2 of these units. Suggested list was $200 seen as low as $170.
Most of these sites have never ever performed the mods they post up.

The correct solder bridges on the CPU board that resides in the removeable head have to be made first.
After the mod is done the the CPU has to be reset as per the instructions on the back of the head unit.
After that work is performed ONLY then will pressing the correct front buttons during power up can the expanded frequency coverage be accessed.
If the radio loses power during operation or the removable face is removed with the power on (not recommended) the CPU will reset to standard 40 channel mode.
Memory is retained by the rehargable battery that resides in the radio.

There is only one guy on the net that has the correct clarifier mod with precise details and accompanying photos of the pcb.

Mike wiring on later production radios matches that of the 4 pin cobra/uniden scheme.
The earlier radios us the Midland 4 pin scheme.
The later model radios will have “Midland V1.1″ on the microphone label.
The stock mike sounds muddy on A.M.
This radio likes the Astatic 565 teardrop style mic.
Yes you can download an “operator’s manual” from Midland but good luck trying to pry a service manual out of them.
This radio is now out of productioand no longer available through Midland.
I think they got heat from the FCC for producing it.
Anything now for sale as “new” is probably new old stock or refurbished.
This basic design radio was also for sale in Europe by Midland’s counterpart “Alan” there are other similar designs out there that share the basic board layout and use the same CPU chip.
These “Export Radios” also had FM and a “Roger Beep”.
This is apparent when looking at the backlit head unit display of the 79-290.
There is a “musical note ” symbol in the display that does not light up in any mode of operation nor is there a swicth for that type of feature.
The FM mode symbol can be seen at the far left of the display.
After the freq. mod is performed the FM part of the display will light up when changing modes (SSB back to AM) but the mode will be still be A.M..

The 79290 does not posess the components for FM transmission and reception on the board.

The panel display lamps run hot/ burn out and can possibly affect the stability of the CPU dur to the high heat.
Replacement with cooler,lowerpower and longer lasting LEDs can help alleviate this problem.

An all around great little radio that is packed with features of radios that cost twice as much.
They should re-ssue it.

Comment on Cherokee CBS500 by michael

michael — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:30:50 +0000

i tryed to do the mod to the cherokee cbs500
but there was not a pin or anything there,
there was black dryed gel on the spot?

Comment on How to make Cobra 29gtls slide on transmit by Dave Security

Dave Security — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:20:44 +0000

ACTUALLY, ITS A LIL EXTRA JUST TOO GET~AWAY FROM SOME JERKS aka:(IDIOTS) THAT DON`T HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO…. or DON`T WANT YOU TO CONVERSATE!! BUT NOW OF COURSE, THE OTHER PERSON WITH AN AM RADIO or EQUIVELANT WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME THING!! >>>>ITS LIKE HAVING AN INSTANT (A~SLOT) BETWEEN ANY CHANNEL<<<<<

Comment on Galaxy DX44V Mods by sumo

sumo — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:46:59 +0000

i am looking 4 the mods 4 robet and voice changer everybody tells me they can not understand what i am saying if u can help me i would be so happy thank u 111 in the buckeye

Comment on Magnum S3 Mods by edward

edward — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:36:38 +0000

i have the magnum s 6. 25.655/ 29.205 can this radio be modified to go from 25.165 to 29.655

Comment on AT27BV512 by Dave Pace

Dave Pace — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:52:43 +0000

Hi , I have a DFP monitor that I would like to use on my vga card in my computer, is there any way to wire the two together using a pinout config.

Comment on AT27BV1024 by Asian Sweetheart

Asian Sweetheart — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:27:17 +0000

I don’t understand what this site is about. I know what an EEPROM is. Are you just providing data sheets?

Comment on Magnum S9 Mods by kenny i

kenny i — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:30:04 +0000

just wondering if you can help ive just got a magnum s9 new works perfect on all bands and modes just 1 problem on ssb i can hear my own voice through the speaker and the roger bleep it doesnt affect the tx when iam talking but you can slightly hear yourself and the talk back is off any 1 got any ideas when i spoke to truck king they said it does that its normal .but when speaking to other people who have the same radio they say theres dont do that any info most welcome

Comment on COBRA 138 139 XLR by Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:13:45 +0000

The instructions say that I may need to “Broad Band” the radio. It mentions cutting some traces and installing jumpers “as in the pic below”?
There is no “pic below”. Where can I find this pic?

Indy

Comment on Nokia 3510i LCD by Bill

Bill — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:21:46 +0000

Hi!.
One of the greatest phone ever. I am a big fan of 3510i. I think its the most sucessful phone of all time. It works on syncML technology to backup your phone data on the syncML server. I synced 3510i with zyb and it took just 5 minutes to upload my 732 contacts. Both of them are simply amazing.
Thanks

Comment on RS Pro-46 mods by admin

admin — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:21:12 +0000

Yes, but only those older cell phones in analog mode, most modern phones by default should be de digital, but may have to switch to analog in some rural areas with weak or no digital towers.

Comment on RS Pro-46 mods by Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:01:20 +0000

Will this Mod let me hear cell calls?

Comment on Nokia 7600 by patty

patty — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:06:02 +0000

Surfing through passing out Cheer. Its’s click and comment Monday.
Have a Blessed Week

Comment on ICOM M-700 Marine Transceiver by Don Lambdin

Don Lambdin — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 01:48:26 +0000

I want to install a morse key on my ICOM M 700.
How do I do that? Please point me in the right direction.
Thank you
Don

Comment on HCS360 by WaltDe

WaltDe — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:56:25 +0000

Keep up the great work on your blog. Best wishes WaltDe

Comment on President Grant ‘peak & tweak’ by Virgilio Malagon

Virgilio Malagon — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:11:20 +0000

Dear Sir: When you find one, please let me know. I have spent many ours looking for ome on the NET, wiyh no success!!!!
Virgilio: 73’s from HI8HH.

Comment on Alinco DJ-G1 by Grover

Grover — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:45:36 +0000

Doesn’t work for me, even when it says “Open”

Comment on Yaesu FT-736 by admin

admin — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:28:09 +0000

The thanks go to you for providing the mods…. We’ve simply tried to gather and keep as much information available to all as possible…. if you have more that aren’t published here, send them in and I’ll get them posted!

Comment on Yaesu FT-736 by David G0HEG

David G0HEG — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:43:37 +0000

Greeting, many thanks for publishing my Mods,
I no longer have a Yaesu FT736R, But it was fun to own and operate, the mods where found by trial and error, someone once said that my mod was the most boring mod to do, but to his amazement it worked,

I Heard a number of years later that my mods, where still being talked about, and that the mods had given a new lease of life to the FT736R especially amongst those who were into satelite communications, duplex operating was one thing I tried but I made a mess of, I was that use to keying an mic and letting go and hearing the other guy chat, but I just couldn’t get use to talking on it and using it like a phone.

oh well you live and learn.

keep up the good work.

Comment on Bearcat BC-855 XLT PH-120AF Mods by Wiley Coppersmith

Wiley Coppersmith — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:59:19 +0000

I just bought the Bearcat BC-760XLT scanner without the manual. I need help with programming it, can anyone help me. Thanks.

Comment on Galaxy DX44V Mods by Wiley Coppersmith

Wiley Coppersmith — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:27:34 +0000

I have a question regarding my Bearcat BC-760XLT.

I recently had my scanner moded for 800MHZ and I am having trouble getting the frequencies in there. Do you have any suggestions, I would certainly appreciate it.

Please e-mail me at pattyincarolina@earthlink.net. Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Wiley Coppersmith
Wanchese, NC