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Switch Kit is correct, the Galaxy "N" kits are better as they use IC chips to add the extra channels.

I've always used the chipswitch mod, remove the D2824 PLL chip and replace with a D2816 out of an old junk Cobra 29 LTD or similar radio. By performing this chipswitch mod, you can toggle pin 9 (which is the T/R pin used in the AM radios) to shift 40 channels up or 40 channels down by tying pin 9 high or low. However, you need to ground pin 20 to make the channel shifts possible, hence the clarifier mod I described earlier in the thread.

If you have a little coin to spend, the Galaxy "N" kit is the way to go for the extra channels, but if you are a tech/hobbyist like myself, who doesn't mind doing a little extra modifying, the PLL chipswitch has the potential to offer you more channels. Cheers!

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<blockquote data-quote="ExitThirteen" data-source="post: 111792" data-attributes="member: 6878">Switch Kit is correct, the Galaxy &quot;N&quot; kits are better as they use IC chips to add the extra channels. &nbsp;I&#039;ve always used the chipswitch mod, remove the D2824 PLL chip and replace with a D2816 out of an old junk Cobra 29 LTD or similar radio. By performing this chipswitch mod, you can toggle pin 9 (which is the T/R pin used in the AM radios) to shift 40 channels up or 40 channels down by tying pin 9 high or low. However, you need to ground pin 20 to make the channel shifts possible, hence the clarifier mod I described earlier in the thread. &nbsp;If you have a little coin to spend, the Galaxy &quot;N&quot; kit is the way to go for the extra channels, but if you are a tech/hobbyist like myself, who doesn&#039;t mind doing a little extra modifying, the PLL chipswitch has the potential to offer you more channels. Cheers!&nbsp;-Exit</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ExitThirteen, post: 111792, member: 6878"] Switch Kit is correct, the Galaxy "N" kits are better as they use IC chips to add the extra channels. I've always used the chipswitch mod, remove the D2824 PLL chip and replace with a D2816 out of an old junk Cobra 29 LTD or similar radio. By performing this chipswitch mod, you can toggle pin 9 (which is the T/R pin used in the AM radios) to shift 40 channels up or 40 channels down by tying pin 9 high or low. However, you need to ground pin 20 to make the channel shifts possible, hence the clarifier mod I described earlier in the thread. If you have a little coin to spend, the Galaxy "N" kit is the way to go for the extra channels, but if you are a tech/hobbyist like myself, who doesn't mind doing a little extra modifying, the PLL chipswitch has the potential to offer you more channels. Cheers! -Exit [/QUOTE]

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