the following I recieved about the icw2 radio. copied from packet: Msg# TSF Size #Rd Date Time From MsgID To 22416 PN 3733 0 12-Aug 2352 SM7SUB 3866_N2DSY WA2ISE () Sb: >>>MOD W2E<<< From : SM7SUB @ SK7DD.M.SWE.EU HELLO BOB!!! I saw your message in my BBS SK7DD in the southern part of Sweden. I have a W2E and its modified to recive from 126 MHZ to 999 MHZ with transmiting posibility from 144 MHZ to 146 MHZ (VHF) and 430 MHZ to 440 MHZ (UHF), I know that the W2A can transmit on higher freq becuse you have a lager ham band on both 2M and 70cm. The file below have been sent to me from England, and I hope that you will find it interesting as I did................................ Best 73 BOB and prehaps we hear from one another again.............. DE........SM7SUB @ SK7DD.EU.SWE. ****************************************************************************** => Display test / Rx Expanding; ---------------------------- Turn the porto off, press the #,3 and the B, hold this buttons, now turn on your porto (Red Button), you will see now all the functions who are in the lcd display. When you quit pressing the #,3 and the B button, your porto can now go (On Display) from 100khz <> 999.90Mhz at the 2m Display, and on the 70cm Display he will go from 100khz <> 1310.00Mhz, of course he will not recieve from 100khz <> 1310Mhz, but the low vfo receive at least from 126Mhz <> 190Mhz, the high vfo receive at least from 390Mhz <> 999Mhz, with some steps between 390Mhz <> 999Mhz where he not receive signals, because the vfo is out of his lock. => Enter Freq via keyboard; ------------------------ When you enter a freq (in vfo mode) by pressing enter (ENT) you will see that you can press only the last 3 digits, this is simply to change by pressing the function button (above the ptt) and the set (8) button, push now with the ^/scan until you see on the display 'PL', now you can dial 1 - 10 -100 = 1Mhz - 10Mhz - 100Mhz, set this option to 100 (dial), now you press the clr (*). Done !!!! If you now press enter (#) (in vfo mode) you will see that you now can press the whole freq. The same for the other vfo, this go's the same for 1Mhz - 10Mhz PL function. => Steps with the dial; -------------------- Dialing a freq go's with steps in Khz, by pressing the function key (above the ptt) the steps will be now steps of 10Mhz. Here are some RX reports by JBE; -------------------------------- RX Freq Sensitivity (12db sinad) ------------------------------------------------- 126MHz - 111dBm 136MHz - 123dBm 145MHz <*** Main ***> - 125dBm 160MHz - 123dBm 174MHz - 110dBm 190MHz - 67dBm Low vfo ------------------------------------------------- 390MHz - 108dBm 430MHz <*** Main ****> - 124dBm 452MHz - 105dBm 470MHz - 103dBm 485MHz - 104dBm 850MHz - 110dBm 900MHz - 116dBm 925MHz - 114dBm 935MHz - 112dBm 950MHz - 107dBm 999MHz - 96dBm Hi vfo ------------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your own risk. WA2ISE