2 meter maxtrac power and deviation.

[banana]

I have recently acquired a Maxtrac 300 that, like most others, throws up random deviation and power controls when used in the amateur band.

I would like to know of there is way which I can modify the table from which these controls are derived so that they either match up with the number obtained from the frequency by the processor or it will always read from a properly set 1st segment?

In addition, has anyone tried reinitializing the radio as a 136-172 mhz radio to remedy this, or would this mess up the soft pot values too much?

Thanks

[Jim202]

I have recently acquired a Maxtrac 300 that, like most others, throws up random deviation and power controls when used in the amateur band.

I would like to know of there is way which I can modify the table from which these controls are derived so that they either match up with the number obtained from the frequency by the processor or it will always read from a properly set 1st segment?

In addition, has anyone tried reinitializing the radio as a 136-172 mhz radio to remedy this, or would this mess up the soft pot values too much?

Thanks

You would have to do an alignment on the radio again to ensure the radio would function properly.

Jim

[eleet]

I would not try to bang the radio into the other split. As far as I remember those were only available in medium power. So if your radio is a 45/50 watt you will probably have problems.

There is a firmware chip that solves this problem, go to ebay and look for 'maxtrac amateur'

You will still have to do a full alignment of the radio to set the power and deviation.