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Bombardier said:
Hello,do you happen to have the modifications for the Texas Star DX1600 by chance? Thanks if you do,,much appreciated.


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MODIFICATIONS

Texas Star DX1200 - DX1600
Documentation Project
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Texas Star Sweet Sixteen / Twelve Gauge CW Transmitter To AMP Conversion


1.Remove solder connecting the two yellow 2200K caps together
2.Locate red wire of oscillator board and cut the attached 33ohm resistor from diode
3.Unsolder the green wire of the oscillator board from the orange wire
4.Remove black wire from keying jack
5.Remove oscillator board.
6.Remove the 33pf cap in parallel with 15pf cap next to the small relay
7.Remove purple jumper wire attached to large relay and discard
8.Solder leg of yellow 2200K cap to large relay where purple wire was
9.Remove the two 330pf caps in series connected to the large toroid.
NOTE: Texas Star has eliminated the two 330 pf capacitors at the output of the DX1200 and DX1600 CW Transmitters as of the last part of 2007.
10.Solder the orange wire to the center of the coax connector marked "radio"
Please Note the Warnings Below!
WARNING! This is a violation of FCC rules for Class D CB use in the U.S.A. The user is solely responsible for making sure that any modifications made to the unit must meet all Federal and State Regulations for the Country of use! Liability of damages to any equipment is the sole responsibility of the user! This information is not provided by, or affiliated in any way with the manufacturer of the products.​
 
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