Yaesu ft-2900r frequency modification mars mod

Yaesu ft-2900r frequency modification mars mod

So I was browsing the internet and learned of a really simple modification to the yeasu ft2900r mobile 2m transceiver. The radio comes stock with the abilty to receive from 136-174 MHz but will only transmit on the 2m ham band. Performing this mod, according to what I read, unlocks it for tx on I believe the entire rx range.. I was wondering if anyone on here ever heard of or performed this mod.. and yes I have legal reasons to do so..

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Modified as follows:

Remove the bottom cover of the radio.

Carefully unplug and remove the speaker.

Remove all 3 of the knobs from the front of the radio.

You will need a metric allen wrench to remove the 3 front panel screws.

Carefully pull the front face of the radio away from the body being careful not to disconnect the ribbon cable.

 Look inside of the front cover for 3 pads (see picture)

Two of them are not solder jumpered and one is.

 De-solder the only pad that is jumped with a solder bead.

 While powering up the radio press and hold the
DW REV – A/N LOW – MW D/MR buttons simultaneously to perform a full reset. Confirm the reset when prompted by pushing MW D/MR.

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