DCFluX wrote:
> I would think that the front panel board from any radio in the TKR-x20 or
> TKB-x20 series can be swaped in there. You should be able to swap between a
> TKR-820 and a TKR-720 just fine.
Yes-I would expect that too: TKR to TKR and TKB to TKB. Staying in the
'20 series, btw. I didn't make that clear in the last post.
> Then just change out the 8 pin EEProm from one into the other for your
> channels, there also is some code here which tells the programmer what radio
> it is. Or you can be 'leet and put in a socket as well so you can brute
> force program the EEProm without the KPT-50 or software.
Were you the one working on a KPT-50 replacement? Now *that* would be 133t!
> There are shorting pins on the front panels control chip to determine if the
> board is for a base or repeater so jump it accordingly if you get a base
> stations board and remove the extra components you don't need like the
> channel knob. Refer to the TKR-720 schematic that is bouncing around the net
> for information about the front panel board.
I suppose it could be done that way. I wouldn't do it for a customer,
though...
--
Jim Barbour
WD8CHL
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