Greetings from PD1RH

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PD1RH
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Greetings from PD1RH

Post by PD1RH » Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:20 pm

Hi everyone.
Recently i aquired a cheap 1801. Its broken ( no modulation ) and the 3,5 / 2,5 mm connectors are crappy.
But sometimes my PC recognizes the radio :)

Its fun using it as a scanner, analog and/or DMR.
I managed to create a powershell script that generates csv files , compatible to import it and upload to the 1801.

Oh btw, I'm a IT professional in the healthcare business :)

VK3KYY
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Re: Greetings from PD1RH

Post by VK3KYY » Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:57 pm

Welcome

I've changed your username to your callsign as this is site policy.

Re: Damage to your radio

They are quite simple to dissassemble.

I think the only thing which may need to be unsoldered is the antenna connector, if you have to completely remove the main PCB, but you can probably resolder the jack socket connectors, without removing the PCB

Just remove the volume knob and the antenna, and unscrew the retaining rings / nuts.
Remove the battery.
Unscrew the screws at the bottom of the battery which hold the chassis to the front of the radio
Then you can slowly separate the front panel of the radio from the main chassis

You will need to unclip the ribbon cable that connects the front panel to the pcb. unclip it from the main pcb.
you may need to unsolder the wires to the speaker to make it easier to access the pins you need to solder on the jack sockets.

The most difficult thing is re-inserting the ribbon cable and clipping it into place, because its difficult doing this with only 2 hands

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