“Soft” MARS Mod for FT-65

Posted on January 12, 2026 by admin

It turns out there is a “soft” MARS mod which will allow the owner of either radio to “open up” the transmitter to cover an expanded range. The use of such an “expanded” HT outside of the authorized amateur radio bands is a legal question left to discretion of the user.

Note: Use of this procedure is unsupported, you run the risk of possibly damaging the radio, and radio performance is not guaranteed outside the authorized amateur radio bands in your region.

To “open up” the HT, follow these simple steps, starting with the HT powered off:

  1. While pressing the PTT and MONI/T.CALL (the button directly below the PTT button) buttons, turn the radio on
  2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select ________ (Not Needed?)
  3. Carefully enter the number 62406665
  4. The radio should reset, with the transmit range expanded.

To reverse the “soft” mod, perform the exact same sequence to restore the original, limited, transmit coverage range.

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Action Required [FINAL NOTICE]: Email Client Hostname Update

Posted on September 25, 2024 by admin

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Don’t miss out: Dropbox Dash is here

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Meet Dropbox Dash—your universal search tool

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Updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

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Tytera MD-380 Icons

Posted on February 17, 2021 by admin
Tytera MD-380 Sample Screen

I’ve found this website to be very useful for decoding the icons on the Tytera MD-380 DMR handi-talkie when I first got it, so I figured i’d share it here. I was particularly curious about the <a href=”‘I’m with her’ icon, the arrow pointing to a vertical line. That particular icon is to indicate that transmit and receive are set to the same frequency, typical for most hotspot applications, but not for typical DMR repeater use.
I hope you find this link useful.


Link: https://radio-hire.co.uk/news/tytera-md-380-screen-icons#

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Analysis of the G5RV Antenna

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Ken Hansen

Over at the Brazos Amateur Radio Club, Rick Hiller, W5RH, has assembled a 59 page PowerPoint ‘deck’ that provides a lot of great information about this often deployed, and just as often criticized, go-to antenna for hams facing space issues when considering HF antenna options.

http://www.bvarc.org/pdf/g5rv_w5rh.pdf

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ELK Log Periodic Tripod Mount

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Ken Hansen

While at Pacificon last fall (2019) I attended an antenna seminar that had many great presenters, and when it was over, I won a door prize! While I did not win the HF Vertical, I won a an Elk 2m/440L5 Log Periodic Antenna, suitable for entry-level satellite work on the VHF and UHF bands – something I always wanted to try.

Once I flew home, I put the antenna to the side, and focused on other things, but a few weeks ago I came across the antenna, and with the weather here in Texas getting nicer, I decided to look into working satellites so I pulled the antenna out of my closet and started searching for a suitable mount. While ideally, being lazy, I was hoping to find a pre-built, inexpensive, and simple computer-controlled AZ/EL solution for the Elk antenna, what I did find was an inexpensive solution for mounting the Elk antenna on K0PIR’s website using an inexpensive Amazon Basics 60″ tripod, a 3″ bolt and a couple nuts and washers.

The parts list is down below (I went to Home Depot for my hardware, but there’s no reason to think you can’t source similar parts elsewhere), and beyond the price of the Elk 2m/440L5 antenna ($129.95) and the Amazon Basics 60″ Lightweight Tripod ($25.95), the hardware was under $5 (Three bags of hardware at $1.18/each):

Parts List:
1 piece of 3″ long 1/4″ x 20 Coarse Stainless Steel Bolt – 887480145410
3 pieces of 1/4″ Washers – 887480024814
2 pieces of 1/4″ x 20 Coarse Wing Nuts – 887480023718

Assembly is simple.

  1. Prepare the camera mount plate on the tripod by removing it, placing it on a solid surface with a hole large enough to allow the bolt to pop through the plate (if you put the plate on a flat surface, the bolt will not have enough “travel” to break free of the Camera mount plate.
  2. Take the 3″ long 1/4″ bolt, put one of the washers on it, then insert it into the hole on the camera mount plate, place another washer on the bolt (so they sandwich the camera mounting plate) and then tighten with one of the wing nuts. This will securely mount the bolt to the camera mount plate – put this aside for now.
  3. Take out your PVC mount “bar” from the Elk antenna and secure the center “T” piece with the center 1 1/2″ opening facing straight up. Making sure you are on a surface you don’t mind marking up with your drill, insert your 1/4″ drill bit into the “T”, holding the drill in the center of the opening. Start the drill slowly, carefully working up your speed until the drill “bites” the PVC and QUICKLY goes through the PVC.
  4. Place the PVC “T” on the bolt you attached to your tripod Camera Mount (See step 2, above), then place a 1/4″ washer on the bolt, then secure it with another wing nut.
  5. Attach the Elk antenna to the PVC mount “bar”, then attach the Camera Mount Plate to the tripod and enjoy!
Completed Tripod with Elk 2m/440L5 Antenna, horizontal polarization
Close-up view of antenna/tripod mount, note tripod level indicator
Close-up of the mount in vertical orientation
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Interesting End Fed Wire Matchbox

Posted on February 18, 2020 by admin

This antenna matchbox is available assembled from the Emergency Amateur Radio Club of Hawaii, or you can simply follow the construction details in the PDF. While the assembled unit appears weatherproof, I think it wold be best for temporary/portable applications.

This could be a good club build project, providing members with a pretty reasonable HF antenna, perfect for trying out FT8 or other weak-signal digital modes supported by Joe Taylor’s WSJT-X software.

The Assembled version, with a bit of wire for the radiator, is available here: http://earchi.org/proj_homebrew.html

 Assembly Instructions are available here: http://www.earchi.org/92011endfedfiles/Endfed6_40.pdf

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