HI,  THIS MESSAGE IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DONE THE PAD 13 MOD TO THE FT-530.
THIS SEQUENCE PERMITS PUTTING A 500 MHZ OR HIGHER FREQ IN A MEMORY CHANNEL.
EXAMPLE:  TO ENTER A FREQ OF 506.8375  MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE UHF BAND.

1. PRESS 'FM'
2. PRESS 'STEP'
3. ROTATE DIAL TO SELECT 12.5 STEP
4. PRESS 'STEP'
5. ENTER 800.00
6. PRESS 'FM'
7. PRESS '\/' MHZ

799.00 WILL SHOW ON THE DISPLAY.  TURN THE DIAL (TOP RIGHT-RUBBER DUCK ON LEFT)
COUNTER CLOCKWISE.  THE DISPLAY WILL DECREASE IN 1 MHZ STEPS.  IF YOU PAUSE
FOR MORE THAN 2 SECONDS IT WILL REVERT TO A DECREASE OF KHZ STEPS.  TO GET
BACK TO MHZ STEPS JUST PRESS 'FM' THEN PRESS '\/' MHZ. CONTINUE TILL 507.00
SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY.  PAUSE FOR 3SEC.  TURN DIAL COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND THE
FREQ WILL DECREASE IN KHZ STEPS.  TURN TILL 506.8375 SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY.

8. PRESS 'FM' FOR 3 SEC.THE MEMORY CHANNEL NUMBER WILL BE FLASHING.
9. TURN DIAL TO SELECT MEMORY CHANNEL
10.WHEN CHANNEL IS SELECTED PRESS 'FM'.  THE FREQ IS ENTERED IN THAT MEMORY CH.
BACK TO MHZ STEPS JUST PRESS 'FM' THEN PRESS '\/' MHZ. CONTINUE TILL 507.00
SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY.  PAUSE FOR 3SEC.  TURN DIAL COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND THE
FREQ WILL DECREASE IN KHZ STEPS.  TURN TILL 506.8375 SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY.

IF YOU GO PASS THE FREQ YOU CANNOT TURN THE DIAL CLOCKWISE TO GO UP FREQ.  IF
YOU DO SO THE DISPLAY REVERTS TO 300 MHZ AND YOU MUST START AT #5. HELPFUL HINT
EXAMPLE:  506.8375 IS NOW IN MEMORY CHANNEL 5.  PRESS 'MR' AND SELECT
CHANNEL 5.  506.8375 IS NOW ON THE DISPLAY.  PRESSING 'MR' AGAIN WILL
NORMALLY LET YOU (>>>> SHOWS UNDER CHANNEL NUMBER) TUNE UP OR DOWN IN FREQ.
NOW ON THESE OVER 500 MHZ FREQ YOU CAN ONLY TUNE DOWN (COUNTER CLOCKWISE).
TUNE UP (CLOCKWISE) AND DISPLAY GO TO 300.XX MHZ .  PRESS 'MR' AND THE
CORRECT MEMORY CHANNEL FREQ IS DISPLAYED AGAIN .  THE PLL ON MY UNIT WILL
NOT LOCK ABOVE 507.6 MHZ ON ANOTHER FT-530 IT WILL LOCK OVER 508.4.  PRESSING
THE PUSH TO TALK WILL DISPLAY AN ERROR ON THE DISPLAY AND IF THE PLL WILL
NOT HOLD THE FREQ DISPLAY WILL FLASH.  800-950 IS THE UPPER RANGE OF MY UNIT
AND RECEIVES FB.  ANY OTHER MODS OR KEY INPUTS PLEASE SEND TO  WA3YZL @WB3JOE.
PA.USA     73 PAUL04-Jan-93 21:29
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