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I picked up a pair of Midland 70-336B radios at a ham fest for $5 a pop. These were set up to operate in the 150-174 VHF band. I want to convert them to be ran on the 144-148 2 meter band. Of course I don't know if they have the tone board in them but I could at least get them to work on simplex.

Anyways, my CB guy has the Midland 70-1000 reprogrammer that reprograms the EPROMs for the frequencies you desire. There's one problem....apparently so I understand, you must "erase" the EPROM first before you can reprogram it.

I don't have the eraser, but I believe I read the eraser just shines a UV light at the EPROM to erase it....?

Could I get by with setting the EPROM in the direct sunlight? Or do I need to pony up the $ and buy the eraser?

Anyone have any tips for getting these set up for 2 M ham use?

Thanks in advance.

<blockquote data-quote="Turbo T" data-source="post: 437020" data-attributes="member: 17395">I picked up a pair of Midland 70-336B radios at a ham fest for $5 a pop. These were set up to operate in the 150-174 VHF band. I want to convert them to be ran on the 144-148 2 meter band. Of course I don&#039;t know if they have the tone board in them but I could at least get them to work on simplex.Anyways, my CB guy has the Midland 70-1000 reprogrammer that reprograms the EPROMs for the frequencies you desire. There&#039;s one problem....apparently so I understand, you must &quot;erase&quot; the EPROM first before you can reprogram it. I don&#039;t have the eraser, but I believe I read the eraser just shines a UV light at the EPROM to erase it....?Could I get by with setting the EPROM in the direct sunlight? Or do I need to pony up the $ and buy the eraser? Anyone have any tips for getting these set up for 2 M ham use?Thanks in advance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Turbo T, post: 437020, member: 17395"] I picked up a pair of Midland 70-336B radios at a ham fest for $5 a pop. These were set up to operate in the 150-174 VHF band. I want to convert them to be ran on the 144-148 2 meter band. Of course I don't know if they have the tone board in them but I could at least get them to work on simplex. Anyways, my CB guy has the Midland 70-1000 reprogrammer that reprograms the EPROMs for the frequencies you desire. There's one problem....apparently so I understand, you must "erase" the EPROM first before you can reprogram it. I don't have the eraser, but I believe I read the eraser just shines a UV light at the EPROM to erase it....? Could I get by with setting the EPROM in the direct sunlight? Or do I need to pony up the $ and buy the eraser? Anyone have any tips for getting these set up for 2 M ham use? Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]

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