copied from Internet netnews: Part 2: --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------+ +------------------------------------------ ! ! ! +------+ (PC board "donut") ! ! ! / +-----------+ +------+ / ! ! ! /---\ PC board trace/ ! D1 ! +--+ +++ ! +-----+ component layout ! ! +--+ +++ ! ! ! +-----------+ ! ! \+-+/ +-----+-+ ! ! ! +------+ ! ! ! ! ! ! +-+----+ +-+ +--+ +---+ ! ! ! ! ! <<< ---- CHANGE +-------------+ ! ! D2 ! +------+ +---+ ! ! ! +-----+-+ ! "Not to scale" ! ! +-----+ ** ** \**/ \/ +--------+ (about here) +------------+ ! ! ! ! +--+ ! +----+ ! ! PC board locator! +-----------------/------\--------+ ! +--+ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ++ +-----+ ! ! ++ +-+ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Opening for ! ! speaker about ! ! here (funny ! ! shaped opening) ! ............................................... I received the diode yesterday, and installed it. The mod DOES work!!!! I have not tested the ranges, but it DOES cover the entire 420-450 band now, which is what I was most interested in. 73/Kurt -- Kurt Freiberger, wb5bbw kurt@cs.tamu.edu ============================================================================ Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your own risk. And do not transmit outside of legal bands! WA2ISE /EX