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My Degen/Kaito 1102 SSB Mod
Many of us who own this radio have noticed that tuning to SSB is very
difficult because you have to move the wheel in little 1/64MM increments to fine tune it. Been sick of this, I did a mod to reduce the range of the wheel to about 1/3 what it is from the factory. This makes it much, much easier to tune into SSB broadcasts. You'll get much better sound quality with less fussing. Now, on to the good stuff. 1. Take radio apart. 2. Remove the 3 or 4 screws holding the analog circuit board to the case. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/65c2054c.jpg 3. Identify the 3 pins of the POT. Middle one (2) is the feed, and 1 and 3 are the far ends. This is a 100K pot. The mod is to tie 2 50K resisters between pins 1 and 2, and pins 2 and 3. This is very tricky as there are many SMD components in there and many oppurtunities to ruin your radio if you arent good at soldering. This is how I got mine in: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/74a278fd.jpg http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/7cd97215.jpg I didnt have enough room to try and solder both resisters directly, so one was extended with wires for a bit more room. Sorry for my camera's suckage but you get the idea. 4. It would not be so hot if those resisters started shorting to nearby circuits, so I applied liquid and vinyl electrical tape to make sure it doesnt happen. http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/95f4f19e.jpg 5. Reassemble. 6. Pray. 7. Turn on. If you did it right you can start enjoying your new mod right away. Comments???!? |
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