Tnx Eric - that may be good advice. I did find manuals ...not at $58, but still plenty expensive ... and I'd still need a crystal ($25-30). I want to replace a 6M beacon so RX not an issue ... but will need to mod for CW. This mod (in my limited experience) usually means getting into things and keying in front of the driver - also not very optimal. I might just build something myself - not tough if crystal controlled at 50Mhz, CW and 10-15w output max.
Thanks Dennis, K7FL Battle Ground, WA == Eric Lemmon wrote: > Dennis, > > The Maxar is a low-end, economy radio that may be difficult to convert to > 6m. I tried to convert some VHF high-band Maxars to 2m, and found their > performance to be disappointing- even after doing all of the capacitor > changes. I must assume that the low-band models may be equally problematic. > If you buy your crystals from a reputable house like ICM, they will come > with an appropriate compensation capacitor to provide rough temperature > compensation- but it still drifts far more than a good channel element > would. > > You really should have the service manual on-hand before trying to modify > the radio out of band. The good news is that manual 6881033E75 is still > available from Motorola Parts. The bad news is that it costs about $58. My > advice is to pass on the Maxar and find a low-band MaxTrac. I bought a > 2-channel MaxTrac (D51MJA93A5AK) two years ago, and paid $35 for it- one of > the best deals I've ever made! Other than programming it to 6m and tweaking > the VCOs, it works perfectly without any modification. That may be the > exception to the rule, but it just happened to work for me. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Ashworth > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:48 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Maxar mods for 6M? > > I have a Motorola Maxar, plate number D31TRA2300AK > I scanned through the Repeater builder site and didn't find many hits on > the model. > > I want to put this on 6M - any experience on how difficult it would be > to insert a 6M crystal set/realign? > Any thoughts or referrals would be most appreciated > > Tnx > Dennis, K7FL > Battle Ground, WA > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
