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Stan

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Nov 18, 2002, 7:32:36 PM11/18/02
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Hello,

I purchased an Icom IC-R3 from Japan, figuring that the NTSC TV receive
function would work with the US TV system. Although I can get sound and
viewable pictures, the channel assignments are all wrong (i.e., my local
channel 10 tunes in as channel 8 on the Icom, it's not quite on
frequency, and most channels I can't get at all.)

Does anyone know of a way to tell the R3 to use the US channel
assignments?

Thanks,
Stan

Irwin X

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Nov 19, 2002, 5:42:44 PM11/19/02
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the only way is to get the computer cable
and the programming software

you can then choose from a number of preset countrys and shoot the result
over
to the radio on the next clone of the computer to the radio

take a look on the yahoo r75 group. you might be rewarded with a surprise in
its file's section

http://groups.yahoo.com


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Stan

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Nov 20, 2002, 1:43:55 AM11/20/02
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Thanks everyone for the help! I used the Icom software to set the TV
channel assignments, and they now work fine. Now I need to change the LW
band step size from 9 kHz to 10 kHz. Will the Icom software do this as
well? Their documentation seems a bit sparse, to say the least!

Regards,
Stan

Irwin X

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Nov 21, 2002, 12:21:19 AM11/21/02
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there is no way to change the step size in the AM broadcast band
your basicly stuck with it. (you should have imported one from canada)

there is a trick to navigating the FM brodcast band which you will find is
mostly
locked out on a japanese model. hold the function key as you tune thru the
FB BCB

if anyone has a better suggestion please let me know about it as well!


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Andy Thompson

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Nov 22, 2002, 2:57:57 AM11/22/02
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not true, ARC3 software can change the AM BC step.

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Bart

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Nov 21, 2002, 2:52:35 PM11/21/02
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Not true, with butel's ARC3 you can change the step from 9 to 10 in MW
range. As far as I know only ARC3 can do this.


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Stan

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Nov 22, 2002, 8:15:49 PM11/22/02
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Hello,

Andy's correct. The ARC3 software changed the step size to 10 kHz (as
well as setting up the TV channels for the US bandplan). In fact, now I
can switch my IC-R3 back and forth between 9 kHz and 10 kHz spacing on
the BC band, a mod that cannot be done on the US/Canada versions
(they're restricted to 10 kHz spacing only).

Regards,
Stan

Irwin X

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Nov 25, 2002, 10:39:38 PM11/25/02
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I would like to thank all of you for giving me that tip
I'll have to get me a copy of arc3 now and fix the bandplan in my r3!!!

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