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From: [email protected] (Dave Plumb)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Standard C528
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Date: 22 May 92 06:59:13 GMT
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Is the Standard C528 in use out there in the states, and does anyone have any
other mods for the set barring these:

                    Standard C520/C528 Modifications
                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This file is a compendium from to others being bandied about the place. It
is hoped this will be the better of them, being the easiest to follow!

o To open up the rx only up on the unit on VHF:
  VHF F+0 F+D

o To add 320-400MHz, 400-480MHz, 820-900MHz, 900-980MHz:
  UHF F+L F+0 F+B F+L F+3 A

o To Expand Tx/Rx coverage, do both the above in that order, then:
  VHF F+6 change step to 12.5MHz A
  F+8 F+8 F+C
  Tune down to 144.9875
  F+0 F+D PTT F+8 F+C

o To Store independent transmit/receive frequency in one channel:
  Enter receive frequency into dial
  F+D <mem number>
  Enter transmit frequency into dial
  F+D F+A F+<mem number> A

o To Clear the tx assignment offset:
  F+D F+A <mem number>+A F+A A

o To Clone one set to another:
  B B F+0 F+PS    then key up on the set to clone from

Set mode key assignments:
The set mode allows a number of user parameters to be customised according
to individual taste. Set mode is initiated by pressing F+0. The following
are entered after going into set mode:

 0    Turns off the beep tones on each keypress
 F+0  Sets band edge limits, i.e. 0079=100-179, 400-479. 3060=130-160

 1    Changes count of paging operations tone, one beep or 5
 F+1  Set tx delay on carrier drop when using as cross-band repeater

 2    Enables entry of the 1kHz figure on direct keypad entry
 F+2  Stop scan on busy channel even if CTCSS doesn't match

 3    Sets mod delay on paging Tx to either 450ms or 750ms
 F+3  Switch UHF bands between 300/400/800/900

 4    Mutes short noises during squelch operation
 F+4  Keypad entry of 4 digit or 3 digit frequency

 5    Turns on and off the auto power off function
 F+5  Pager Audio Mute (effectively disables pager)

 6    Enable/Disable the rotary channel knob when keypad locked
 F+6  Fast tune (F+KNOB) gives either 1MHz steps, or 100kHz

 7    Sets the CTCSS tone frequency
 F+7  Either Dual Tone Multi Frequency, or Single Tone Frequency

 8    Sets the offset repeater frequency
 F+8  Cross Band Repeater Enable/Disable (Identified on display by a ".")

 9    Changes the LAMP button into the REV button
 F+9  Up and Down keys either act as the knob, or as 10MHz steps.

Quick Chart:
/---------------------------------------------------------------------------\
|                      Standard C520/528 - Keypad Guide                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Key|  Alone  |   With "FUNC" key  |  Key alone in set  |In Set With "F"    |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 0 |    0    |Enter Set Mode      |Mute keypad bleep   |Set Band Edge Limit|
| 1 |    1    |Disable Transmitter |1/5 beeps when paged|Tx wait on c-b rept|
| 2 |    2    |Dual Watch Operation|1kHz entry on keypad|CTCSS Scan Stop    |
| 3 |    3    |Select Output Power |Tx Delay on repeater|Switch UHF Bands   |
| 4 |    4    |Frequency Lock      |Mute during squelch |4/3 digit direct fr|
| 5 |    5    |Battery Saver Mode  |Automatic powr off  |Pager Audio Mute   |
| 6 |    6    |Select Step Size    |Enable tune in lock |Fast tune 1MHz/100k|
| 7 |    7    |CTCSS select TX/RX  |CTCSS tone frequency|Single/Dual tone MF|
| 8 |    8    |Repeater Shift +/-  |Set Tx/Rx split freq|Cross Band Repeater|
| 9 |    9    |Reverse Split       |Make LAMP button REV|Up/Dn keys do 10MHz|
| * |Step Down|Search 1MHz band    |                    |                   |
| # |Step Up  |Memory Shift        |                    |                   |
| A |Cancel   |                    |                    |                   |
| B |Pager On |Set Pager Codes     |                    |                   |
| C |Mem Scan |Partial Memory Scan |                    |                   |
| D |Dial/Mem |Store Dial In Memory|                    |Extend RX coverage |
|VHF|Tx VHF   |Enable VHF Only     |                    |                   |
|UHF|Tx UHF   |Enable UHF Only     |                    |                   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| To expand Rx coverage only                                                |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| VHF F+0 F+D                                                               |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| To add 320-400,400-480,820-900,900-980                                    |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| UHF F+L F+0 F+B F+L F+3 A                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| To Expand Tx and Rx coverage:                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| VHF F+0 F+D A                ; Extends RX coverage                        |
| UHF F+L F+0 F+B F+L F+3 A    ; Gives 300/800/900MHz                       |
| VHF F+6 step to 12.5MHz A     ; This appears to set a special condition   |
| F+8 F+8 F+C                   ; within the unit which is stored with F+C. |
| tune down to 144.9875         ; All params must be correct for it to work |
| F+0 F+D PTT F+8 F+C          ; And Store it                               |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| To store independent transmit and receive frequency in one memory channel |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Enter receive frequency into dial                                         |
| F+D <mem number>                                                          |
| Enter transmit frequency into dial                                        |
| F+D F+A F+<mem number> A                                                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| To remove independent transmit frequency from memory                      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| F+D F+A <mem number>+A F+A A                                              |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| To clone one set to another                                               |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| B B F+0 F+PS          on both sets, and PTT on the one to clone from      |
\---------------------------------------------------------------------------/

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