could not get keyboard type US keyboard assumed Subject: FT-100 TX mod. This modification opens up transmit coverage. Be careful not to transmit outside the Amateur Bands. RX: 30KHz-824MHz, 849MHz-859MHz, 894MHz-961MHz. TX: 1.8MHz-30MHz, 50MHz-54MHz, 140MHz-174MHz, 420MHz-470MHz. 1. Remove Front Panel from radio and open the rear cover from the Front Panel unit. Be careful, a cable connects them together. 2. Locate and remove R6035 and R6036 on the display board. Note: The factory removed R6035 on my radio so I only had to remove R6036. You should end up like the picture below. _____________________________________________________ / / _ = ! = ! _ = ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! = 1 2 3 4 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 3. Reassemble and install the Front Panel on the radio. 4. Press and hold [DWN] and [STEP] keys; while holding them in, press and hold in the [PWR] switch for 1/2 second to turn the tranceiver On. Now let go of all keys. The display will read "r on" for a 1/2 second or less (it may be so quick that you don't see it but continue with the mod). 5. Set the dial frequency to 375.72727MHz and turn the power off. Note: You may need to use LSB, USB, or CW to get the last digit. 6. Press and hold [DWN] and [STEP] keys; while holding them in, press and hold in the [PWR] switch for 1/2 second to turn the tranceiver On. Now let go of all keys. The display will read "HF on" for a 1/2 second or less (it may be so quick that you don't see it but continue with the mod). 7. Set the dial frequency to 549.61163MHz and turn the power off. 8. Press and hold [DWN] and [STEP] keys; while holding them in, press and hold in the [PWR] switch for 1/2 second to turn the tranceiver On. Now let go of all keys. The display will read "vU on" for a 1/2 secondor less (it may be so quick that you don't see it but continue with the mod). 9. The modification is complete. Turn the radio off and back on to continue. Their is a second set of menu functions F01 to F59. WARNING: changing these will reset all the memories. I want to warn you do not change these values unless you are sure of what you are doing. To get them turn transceiver off. Press and hold the A,B,C keys; while holding them in, press and hold in the [PWR] switch for 1/2 second to turn the tranceiver On. Now let go of all keys. Then press and hold func key for 1/2 second to get to the menu and then rotate the select knob to get to a second menu (F01 to F59) it's after #66 or before #01. When you turn the rig off and back on it returns to normal menu. Here is a list of the 59 second menu functions. Function Setting in my radio F01 144 RF GAIN 166 F02 430 RF GAIN 166 F03 HF RX IF G 098 F04 50 RX IF G 112 F05 144 RX IF G 108 F06 430 RX IF G 082 F07 S FULL SCALE 144 F08 SSB SQL 033 F09 FM N SQL 088 F10 FM RF SQL 056 F11 HF IC ALC 023 F12 V/UHF IC ALC 022 F13 HF PO 10W 026 F14 HF PO 50W 083 F15 HF PO 100W 123 F16 50 PO 10W 025 F17 50 PO 20W 045 F18 50 PO 50W 083 F19 50 PO 100W 123 F20 70 PO 10W 063 <<< 70 MHz F21 144 PO 20W 065 F22 144 PO 50W 120 F23 430 PO 20W 139 F24 1.8 TX IF G 076 F25 3.5 TX IF G 069 F26 7 TX IF G 063 F27 10 TX IF G 063 F28 14 TX IF G 067 F29 18 TX IF G 071 F30 21 TX IF G 072 F31 24 TX IF G 072 F32 28 TX IF G 075 F33 50 TX IF G 104 F34 70 TX IF G 127 F35 144 TX IF G 097 F36 430 TX IF G 093 F37 ALC METER 196 F38 HF PO METER 170 F39 50 PO METER 172 F40 144 PO METER 105 F41 430 PO METER 063 F42 HF REV ALC 034 F43 50 REV ALC 034 F44 70 REV ALC 127 <<< 70 MHz F45 144 REV ALC 173 F46 430 REV ALC 060 F47 SWR METER 141 F48 OVER HEAT 1 230 F49 OVER HEAT 2 235 F50 CW CAR LEVEL 166 F51 AM CAR LEVEL 113 F52 FM TX FREQ -32.470 F53 TRX LSB CAR 0.110 F54 TRX USB CAR -0.010 F55 blank F56 blank F57 DESTINA HF USA < JPN,JAIA,STD,EU,FRAN,BEL,GER,USA,AUS,UT F58 DESTINA V/U USA < JPN,USA,EU1,EU2,EU3,EU4,AUS F59 blank End