icom ic 400 pro software
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Far/north
If i buy one of these radios is it possible to reprogram the power output. lets say i want to get the most out of the radio and they are capable of 25w
Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:21
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:21
see this link
licenced commercial channels
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Follow Up By: Far/north - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 14:33
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 14:33
Thanks Fred live in
weipa QLD wouldn't mind if the uhf worked a bit better up here thats all im after still after reading that cant tell if or if not will let me make the adjustments on the channels i want
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Follow Up By: vk1dx - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 14:52
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 14:52
My understanding of the statement "Output power 5 Watts (25W with licensed commercial frequencies)" is that the radio CAN do 25 watts but only on commercial frequencies and 5 watts on UHF CB. You may even find a hardware or software block against setting it to 25watts for the UHF CB frequencies/band.
I welcome anyone to post a different opinion of this.
Phil
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Follow Up By: SteveL (WA) - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 17:48
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 17:48
The correct software allows you to simply change the power setting from L2 (5 watts) to H (25 watts).-Steve
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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:36
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:36
Hi
The Legal power output for private use in Australia is 5 watts. There are many UHF radios that have the ability to increase the power output, but not for private use.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Boobook2 - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:56
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:56
Sthen, I think you are answering a question that wasn't asked.
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Reply By: wafarmer - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 15:20
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 15:20
Yes it is possible, may not be legal but it is possible.
The set is very programmable.
cheers
wafarmer
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Follow Up By: Far/north - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 17:11
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 17:11
From your knowledge can this be done using the soft ware available to the public or do you have to sift through the information found in the forums online until you find one that works thanks again robb
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Follow Up By: wafarmer - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 19:05
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 19:05
The software is not freely available to the public for obvious reasons.
Pm or email me if you can and I will try to help you if I can.
I will be away from communications till after the first week of August after tonight.
cheers
wafarmer
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Follow Up By: wafarmer - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 19:13
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 19:13
I would recommend that 20 watts is a safer level to run it at.
I still have 2 or 3 of these radios new left over from my working days.
wafarmer
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Follow Up By: Far/north - Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 19:41
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 19:41
Im not a member so i dont have access to your e/mail
well i dont think anyway so my e/mail is robbmichfaull@bigpond.com an e/mail from you would me greatly appreciated as ive been trying to solve this uhf problem for a while. Im not really computer literate as i should be this day and age. I live in
Weipa qld and the standard uhf doesn't perform very
well in this area for some reason my plan is to buy an ic 400 pro and one of those banlec 9 db aerials and see how that goes
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Reply By: KennyBWilson - Saturday, Jul 25, 2009 at 09:19
Saturday, Jul 25, 2009 at 09:19
Hi Far/north,
I found elevating the antenna higher do a better job then having 25w or 100w coming out the back end.
Eg; 2 truckies driving along a hwy or city could possibly talk to each other if they were 30 kms away from each other , and 2 normal everyday cars might only have a 5 km range in the same area .
A repeater station might only push out upto 5watts of power , there will be some loss from the distance from radio to base of antenna
If your in a hilly area a quarter wave might work better than a 9db antenna but overall 6db is fine
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Follow Up By: wafarmer - Saturday, Jul 25, 2009 at 09:32
Saturday, Jul 25, 2009 at 09:32
Well said Kenny
That was part of the advice I gave him in an email but the height is right is one I left out but is first and foremost.
cheers
wafarmer
off prospecting and relaxing right now bye
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Follow Up By: Far/north - Saturday, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:08
Saturday, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:08
Thanks guys have now got the information i required to get me going just goes to show anything is possible with the mind power of a large group thanks again
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