Anyone who wants to do my MT1000 conversion on the MT1000 display radio here is some updated info.
Below is the link to my original doc http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/genesis/mt1000-6m.html I received 3 display MT1000 radios yesterday, these are 42-50 MHz stock radios, and I did the conversion on these to 6 meters. The original hardware mod still stands, however to program these display radios simply use regular MT1000 software and read the radio first. If you use the P200Lb software you will only have 6 channels and no display flip etc so remember, use RSS MT1000.exe for display radios and things will work fine. The RSS will display everything correctly for these display radios, all you need to do is add or delete channels as needed when you set up the default codeplug with 49 Mhz initial frequencies according to the DOC above. Turn all options on that you desire, and set your codeplug up just like in my conversion doc, don't forget your scan set up and also enable the display flip and battery saver etc. Next do the hexediting for actual 6 meter frequencies and program this hex edited codeplug in the radio. To summarize, follow the document but for the display radios don't use the p200LB.exe software, this apparently is only for the 6 channel low band radios both MT1000 and p200 of which I only had at the time of the original document. Additionally; If you do have one of these display radio you may want to try programming and hex editing first before doing any VCO rework. Out of 3 display MT1000's converted last night, one needed both the TX and Rx VCO mods to lock both tx rx above 53 MHz, a 2nd one only needed the TX VCO mod and the 3rd one didn't require any VCO mods at all. The 3rd radio that didn't need any VCO hardware mod works 42 to 54 MHz on receive and 42 to 53 MHz on transmit with simply hexediting and programming, nothing else. Now the antenna is a different story but that's typical in a low band HT. When I have the time I'll add my changes to the original document for display radios. Some people have e-mail ans sent me mail letters asking if I can do the hardware mods and I'm presently trying to get my hands an a solder sucker/desoldering station which speeds the VCO rework considerably. If I find what I'm looking for then I'll come up with a answer on doing some conversions. Mike WB8VLC/7
