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Eddy1104
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Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 2:24 pm: | 
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How hard is it to modifiy the S9 for 11 meter use and what are some of the problems that I could have during or after the mod |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6776
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 3:55 pm: |
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Eddy1104,
WELCOME TO THE COPPER FORUM!
Very Easy to Modify with NO Problems.
Go to the REVIEW on the MAGNUM S-9 Radio I have posted and you will have all of the information on how to convert it.
It is a very easy modification to perform with pictures.
The Review is Located here in the Copper Forum:
Subscriber (Preview)
» Product Reviews
» Magnum S-9
» Review
Or CLICK on the LINK Below.
MAGNUM S-9 Review
Hope this helps,
Lon
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Eddy1104
New member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 5:00 pm: |
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thanks, just one more question, during the mod does the unit have to be plugged in and turned on or does the unit have to be unplugged and off |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1293
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 6:42 pm: |
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unplugged & off. all you are doing is moving some jumpers... |
Eddy1104
New member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 3
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 7:14 pm: |
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I was just wondering because the modification had said something about disconnecting the wires from the power source after programming to insure that the cpu would reset properly. This led me to beleve that the unit was plugged in during the programming proccess. |
Tech808
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Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6781
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 7:29 pm: |
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Eddy1104,
Just a very helpful tip.
NEVER work on any radio with the covers removed and power connected to it.
Also after you disconnect the power from a radio Turn the radio on to completely drain it of any power.
Lon
Tech808
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Eddy1104
New member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 7:35 pm: |
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does the display light up during the programming proccess? |
Chad
Intermediate Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 405
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 9:51 pm: |
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not if the power is disconnected  |
Bc910
Advanced Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 591
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 11:17 pm: |
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Eddy
To program the radio, it does have to be plugged in and on!
To modd it on the other hand, you are probably better off leveing it un-plugged
BC |
Bc910
Advanced Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 592
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 11:18 pm: |
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BTW
Lon YOU ARE 100% right, but while "programming" this radio it HAS TO BE ON!
BC |
Eddy1104
New member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 5
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 11:31 pm: |
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Thanks BC |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1294
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 7:40 am: |
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that's for 'customizing' the band locations... |
Eddy1104
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Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 6
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 9:21 am: |
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whenever you do the mod to expand the S9's frequency range do you have to customize the band locations or dose it have some sort of order just after doing the mod |
Tech808
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Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6793
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 10:57 am: |
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Eddy1104,
After doing the Conversion listed in the Review and Below you will have the Bands / Channels / Frequencies listed below.
EXPORT MODE!
JP1 = ON JP2 = OFF JP3 = OFF JP4 = ON
BAND D will be your Regular 40 CB Channels.
Hope this helps,
Lon
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Eddy1104
New member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 7
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 11:24 am: |
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Thanks Lon, I do believe that will help |
Eddy1104
New member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 9
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 8:52 pm: |
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Just one more question, while performing the modification, you have to remove some of the diods that are currently in place on the channel board. Now whenever it says JP1=on JP2=off ect. does "on" mean that the diod is left in place or is it removed and replaced with a straight jumper. |
Tech808
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Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6811
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 9:10 pm: |
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Eddy1104,
NO YOU DO NOT REMOVE ANY DIODES or RESISTORS.
Your are Re-Locating 4 very Small Staples / Jumpers ONLY!
JP means JUMPER
If you look at the REVIEW it will show you exactly where they are located and where to move/relocate them to.
You Do Not touch any other parts or components.
Use a pair of tweezers and it will take you less than 10 seconds to move them.
Hope this helps,
Lon
Tech808
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Eddy1104
Junior Member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 10
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 9:17 pm: |
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Sorry got a little confused, thanks for clearing that up. Id hate to buy a $320 on a radio and then do something to it to screw it up. Just trying to clear things up before I do anything with it. As you can tell im relativly new at radio world |
Eddy1104
Junior Member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 11
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 9:35 pm: |
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Sorry guys, I was finaly just able to see a very good picture of the channel board and realized that I was looking at the wrong components on the board. I now see the 4 pin jumper block on the board and see the staples that need to move. I feel so stupid now, sorry for all the stupid questions I have asked. A lot thanks for all of the help everyone has givin me |
Tech808
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Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6812
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 9:47 pm: |
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Eddy1104,
Glad to be of help. 
Now we need to get you signed up as a CEF Radio Club Member so we can all talk to you on it. 
Lon
Tech808
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Eddy1104
Junior Member
Username: Eddy1104
Post Number: 12
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 10:26 pm: |
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Trust me, as soon as I get it up and running, that will be the first thing I do. Probably within the next month or two (have some things I need to take care of first). Thanks for all of your help Lon |
Therealporkchop
Intermediate Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 359
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 26, 2005 - 6:59 pm: |
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I wrote GALAXY on the back of my radio cause everybody told me it was too loud..that seemed to calm it down....haha.
I'm such a liar.. |
Bluegrass
Intermediate Member
Username: Bluegrass
Post Number: 404
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - 10:03 am: |
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Are there any performance mods you can do to the S-9? I know it already comes peaked to max power besides the channel conversion is there anything else I can do? |
Moonraker
Junior Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 24
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - 7:38 pm: |
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I don't know of any mods for the s9, but I can say it is the only radio I own that I have been completely satasfied with and not modified because you can't get better than perfect. |
Bluegrass
Intermediate Member
Username: Bluegrass
Post Number: 406
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 06, 2005 - 1:07 pm: |
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Yeah that's the problem with having the mother of all radios,there ain't much you can do to it that it doesn't already have right out of the box. |
Moonraker
Junior Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 27
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 06, 2005 - 9:06 pm: |
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Well i guess i lied. The ONLY thing i don't like is that the clarifier is locked on tx/rx. It isnt a problem unless you are talking to someone on ssb that is off frequency (probably on a galaxy). I talk ssb quite often and it has not been a problem but just something to think about. |
Bluegrass
Intermediate Member
Username: Bluegrass
Post Number: 412
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 07, 2005 - 1:46 pm: |
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Well it probably won't be a problem for me since I don't use SSB vary often. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1621
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005 - 3:46 pm: |
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the coarse clarifier on mine IS open, raker. also, mine did NOT do its FULL rated output when i got it. it was turned WAY down. once we found out what the unlabeled pots were for, we cranked it up. & after tech 808 posted those adjustments, 1 we didn't identify was also adjusted. it now keys 1-12 & swings 42 or so. when used barefoot, i key at 10 & let it fly.
when i get some time over winter, i'll look some more, but it looks like a few of the uniden grant XL mods should work as well, parts #'s are different, some use the XL equivalent & some don't, some sections resemble GALAXY as well, but both different values as well as holes filled on the S9 that are empty on the galaxy...but the radio compares to NOTHING else as it sits now, & i definitely WOULD NOT do any of the butcher mods to it-in fact ANY mods would need to be thought out 1st, & checked along the way. finally something that xmits well, why mess with THAT? |
Moonraker
Junior Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 30
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005 - 6:15 pm: |
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The first thing I did when I got my s9 was put the power meter on it. The numbers I got may not be exactly accurate because I only have a radioshack swr/power meter.
AM= 1-20dk 45peak
FM= 3-50 watts
SSB=45 watts
Pat, it is odd that your clarifier is open and mine is not, Does your radio have the 6 digit counter in all modes? Mine does. Just thinking out loud, but i think you get the 6th digit in all modes by moving a jumper. Is it possible that the clarifier is also locked with this mod?
Also I agree 100% about no butcher mods. That thought never crossed my mind |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1636
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005 - 6:50 pm: |
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i now have 6th digit in all modes. yes it is a jumper mod, when i got it i was in a rush to get it on the air & didn't read through entire mod list. i was also dismayed at the LOW output, only about 18 watts PEP, & about 12 rms swing-exactly what you get from a modified single final XL. reopening it i found the pots were NOT marked as to what they were...eventually a friend & i figured what they were & got the radio up to where it is now on a diamond SX100. the finals are 22 watts each, so anything over 44 is probably inaccurate, but i'd say you're getting max from it-unless a stock cb also shows 45 watts .
as for the open clarifier, my coarse is OPEN, no matter 6th digit on or off. never checked fine, but it would be preferred to have the fine locked.
the reason the 'butcher' mods work on some radios is that their 14 or 22 watt transistors are designed to work at 4 watts stock/legal or 10 watts export. 'butchering' just gets the max out of 'em. the S9 ALREADY is doing the MAX-nothing to butcher! |
Moonraker
Junior Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 31
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005 - 7:48 pm: |
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I reversed my six digit mod after I left my last post, it did not have any effect on the clarifier so I put it back the way it was. This is not a problem that bothers me enough to go any further. Even as picky as I am, I am more than satisfied with this radio |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1637
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2005 - 11:14 am: |
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try calling sam @ magnum & see what he says about clarifier... |
Licketysplit
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Username: Licketysplit
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 3:43 pm: |
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Can anyone tell me how to get bands I, J and L on the Magnum S9? All of the pictures I have seen only show bands A thru H on the band selector knob. I've got mine ordered and have been looking over all of the info I can find. |
Moonraker
Junior Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 39
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 9:59 pm: |
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The I, J, and L bands have to be set to one of the A-H bands on the selector knob by reprogramming the radio. You can only use 8 bands at one time without reprogramming the radio for different frequencies in a band. With the 11 meter conversion the radio will cover bands A-H in the chart above (without being reprogrammed). |
Licketysplit
New member
Username: Licketysplit
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 5:12 pm: |
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Does anyone know how to make the roger beep heard through the talk back? |
Easyturtle
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Username: Easyturtle
Post Number: 2
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 8:38 am: |
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If you set this radio up to cover the frequencies in 5khz and 10 khz. This radio is also capable of covering the entire frequency range between 26.000 MHz - 32.990 MHz in
10 KHz steps or in 5 KHz steps (10 KHz Front Panel = OFF) JP1 = ON JP2 = OFF JP3 - ON JP4 = OFF. Will the frequency counter still work? I was looking at the mod and at the bottom of the page it states."* The Channel Display Does Not Indicate Channels in the 10 KHz or 5 KHz Modes."
Or is this just for the S-6?
Thanks |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 2675
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 4:50 pm: |
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the freq display works, the channel display won't. the 10kHz switch swithes it from 5kHz or 10kHz increments |
Easyturtle
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Username: Easyturtle
Post Number: 3
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 8:51 am: |
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Thanks thats what I thought I was just making sure. Does anyone have any pictures of the actual board inside the Magnum? Real pics not drawings |
