60M on ICOM 756

Can the Icom 756 PROII be modified to work 60 meters?

 

Well, I guess this board is broke.

 

According to Mods.DK it can be modded. You'll have to login there to get it. I modded my PRoIII for 60m. Was a diode or zero ohm resister.

...DOUG
KD4MOJ

 

A couple of items to remember, the ability to operate on 60 meter was granted by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) -- BUT not the full rights requested (petitioned) by the FCC and desired by ARRL.

NTIA's opposition, cited ongoing spectrum requirements of federal government licensees (agencies)
having Homeland Security responsibilities.

You will sometimes hear other government, Homeland Security or military users -- they are Primary Users and have precedence. Needless to say -- these channels are monitored.
I routinely hear traffic on one channel from the Ohio River valley region.

ARRL - Frequently asked questions about 60 meters
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/faq-60.html

This chart from the NTIA suggests appropriate tuning frequencies for each center-channel frequency:

SEE the CHANNEL CHART supplied by NTIA, on the ARRL web page (above), to ensure that you are within the channel if your radio has a lower audio bandpass of 100 Hz or higher--which should apply to most commercial amateur transmitters/transceivers.
The FCC expects your "occupied bandwidth" to be within the 2.8 kHz channel. This means--assuming a --1.5 kHz suppressed-carrier offset--you must keep your audio bandwidth between 100 Hz and 2900 Hz (2.9 kHz) to ensure that you do not go outside the 2.8 kHz channel.
Most modern transceivers default to an SSB bandwidth in this range, but some are capable of bandwidths on SSB of 3.0 kHz or greater.

My recommendation to any 60 meter user is to PROGRAM these 5 channels
into your radio's Memory Channels -- So that you will not make errors or interfere with NTIA users.

w9gb

 

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Yes the 756 PRO can be modified.

As for the mod here,,,

Please read about mods on QRZ,

CLICK HERE FOR QRZ MODIFICATION INFORMATION

Thanks and enjoy the forum

 

KD4MOJ, thanks for that. Now, I just have to click on the right mod to get the info. LOL, they only let you click one a day unless you donate. Shouldn't take me more than 3 days to get the right one. Thanks again

 

W9GB, that's a good link. I'm gonna have to get a fresh coffee before I read that. LOL

 

Yep that is what I did... made the 1st 5 channels on my ProIII the 60m freqs. probably can just eliminate "channel 3" since all you hear is data on that most of the time.

...DOUG
KD4MOJ

 

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