Mod for out of band Pull off top cover. With radio knobs facing you, look behind the VFO knob and you will see a yellow wire laying on top of the VFO board. Cut the yellow wire and tape the end. Replace top cover and hold down the F key and the VFO key at the same time you turn on the radio. Hit the F & Mhz key to get different. ranges of receive. The rado will have to be reprogrammed.