gt0265d@prism.gatech.EDU (Mike "Gator" Whaley) writes:

> Help! I tried the DJ-560 mods at all the FTP sites I could, and there are no
> wires in the thing that do what they said. (I think.) I found out that by
> cutting the ORANGE jumper, I could get all-band trasmit (not what I wanted)
> but I never figured out how to get the aircraft band or 800MHz band receive
> it will supossedly do. I just want to receive here, not transmit. I really
> don't want to open the radio up AGAIN (for the 18th time) until someone
> can tell me what to do. BTW, the only red and blue wires in it are to the
> speaker and the battery (I think) so any mods involvin cutting those, I've 
> tried and found they didn't work! ACK! Can anybody help me? It will be
> VERY MUCH appreciated.

I used the following instructions on mine and it worked as advertised.

I was asked about modification of the DJ-580 for out of band operation.
They couldn't have made it much easier:

- Remove battery pack.
  Use a small philips screwdriver (ie. jeweler size) to remove the 4 
  screws
  that hold the metal battery slide on the radio.  These are at the outer
  corners of the metal clip.
- Gently lift off the metal clip.  Note that the two power wires are
  on this so don't pull it too far off.  Also note that there is a small
  metal tab on this clip that is inserted in the battery release slide.
  You will want to insert it back in the same hole when you replace the
  metal clip.
- You will see a small RED wire loop as well as a small BLUE wire loop.
  You can gently pull these up with some needle nose pliers.  Cut the
  loops and then cover the ends so they don't contact anything.  My
  method was to cut them not quite at the top, so one wire was a bit
  longer than the other.  I then slipped a small piece of heat shrink
  tubing over the wires so the ends could not contact each other again.
  This is probably adequate. I took a CLEAN soldering iron and used that
  to shrink the tubing a bit just so it wouldn't move.
- Push the wire loops back into the radio.  The metal battery clip will
  push up against the circuit board running down the center of the radio
  so you don't want the wire loops crossing over the circuit board.
- Replace the metal plate -- remember to stick the projection into the
  small hole on the battery release slide.
- Replace the battery pack and reset the radio.  You reset the radio by
  holding the function key down and turning on the power.  Note that
  this clears all memories, so make the mod early -- this thing has
  40 memory channels - a lot to reprogram.

Hope this helps,
Bruce/KQ4TV
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From: steuer@clam.rutgers.edu (robert Steuer)

Subject: UPDATE: MOD for 800MHz RX on DJ-560!

Here is the mod for the DJ-560.  I haven't had my friend try it yet,
but thanks anyway to Kevin Jessup for supplying the information!!

There is NO mod required to do crossband repeat.  It is a standard
feature.  If crossband repeat operates on the 800 MHz band (after
the modification), that is another matter!

Performing the aircraft mod (as described in the back of the owners
manual, also gets you 800 Mhz).

BTW, cutting the RED jumper provides AIRCRAFT and 800 MHz.
Cutting the BLUE wire provides out of band transmit (but NO
guarantess that performance will be within amateur band specs).

To enable 800 MHz, press the UHF key 3 times (to guarantee that your
are in UHF VFO mode).  Then press the function key (keep it held
down) and then press UHF.

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From: anderson@optical.bms.COM
Subject: Mods for Alinco DJ560 Dual band portable

The following modification to the Alinco DJ-560-T will enable it to xmit
out of band.  Rumor:  may also enable cross-band repeat.
 
 1. Turn power off.
 2. Remove battery.
 3. Unscrew stainless steel battery connector plate.  This is the rectangular
    s/s plate found at the bottom of the unit and is held in place with (4)
    small chromed, phillips head screws.
 4. Remove Antenna.
 5. Unscrew the one black head, phillips head screw found immediately adjacent
    to the BNC.
 6. Carefully remove the grey DIAL, UHF and VHF plastic knobs.
 7. Unscrew the lock ring nuts that are found under each of the three sets
    of knobs.
 8. Gently remove the plastic top cover on the unit.
 9. Unscrew the (4) black head phillips screws that hold the body halves
    together.
10. Place the unit face down on a work surface that is covered with a towel
    or a similar soft cloth.  This will protect the unit from being marred
    while you work on it.
11. Gently separate the two body halves about 1/2" to 3/4".
12. Cut the ORANGE wire loop and reseal the exposed ends with heat shrink
    tubing.
    (NOTE: if your DJ-560T is serial numbered from #0636-0705, the loop will
           be YELLOW in color!  However whichever the color, cut only the
           loop!  It will be the only loop to be found!)
13. Reassemble the unit in the reverse order of the above instructions.
14. Reset the CPU by holding the 'F' key (above the PTT key) down and turning
    on the unit.
 
This mod was supplied by a major amateur radio dealer.  Several have tried it
and it works.  One caution:  The black screws that hold the back on are *real*
cheeeep.  Use a screw driver of exactly the right size or you're likely to
strip the heads.