Bob Dengler wrote:
> At 5/24/2006 03:51 PM, you wrote:
>
>>I have a slew of Ge Mastr Executive II radios that I want to take the
>>2 meter reciever and place into the 440 Mhz transmitter to make them
>>crossband for link radios for remote recieve sites. These are the
>>Canadian versions so no mods are needed for the units to work in the
>>ham band.
>
>
> No mods are needed for U.S. versions either, so long as the last 2 numbers
> on the model plate are 88 (UHF), 56 or 66 (VHF). 56 is the VHF model
> that's actually spec'd to cover 2 meters, but the 66 radio should cover it
> all too. I've had some issues with some 66 exciters not quite making it
> down to 144.39 for APRS, but above 145 you should be OK.
>
> What you want to do sounds real easy: just swap the RXs between 88 & 66
> radios.
>
>
If these are from Canada, there is a good chance they are 77s (403-420)
instead of 88s (450-470). Depending on where in the UHF band you want to
use them, it may or may not be a simple re-tune.
Ed Yoho
WA6RQD
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