Midland for 6 meter use

[1 ADAM 12]

I have70-0351C XTR Midland which is the upper end VHF low model. WIll it do 6 meters and are there any steps, beside a retune such a software issues ( will it let it go into the 50-54MHZ range ? ) or mods I need to make. Any help in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

[Andy Brinkley]

You will need to:
edit the software to allow 6 meter operation
reset both VCO's
tweak the RX&TX stages for optimum perfomance

73's

[1 ADAM 12]

Thanks Andy... I found out where the software band limitations are stored, that need to be edited. They are in a file called XTR.CHL
Open the file after saving a back-up copy somwhere, and use a Text or ASCII editor... I used Microsofts notepad for this one and you will see the different splits for all the band. Make your change and it will allow for entry.
As with any radio a check for tuning resulted in a slight adjustment....
and it seems that 4-6MHZ from the original values can be handled with no problem. Above that it may be an issue.

[Andy Brinkley]

If the radio is originally tuned on the high side of the 42-50 split you will be ok, but for optimum performance the receive side will need some tweaking.

From my experence you can cover from ~46-54 mhz with no problem.