Feb 23rd, 2006
Yaesu VX-7R Mods
———- Transmit Mod VX7 ——————————————————————————————————————
Remove the battery pack.
Remove the sticker/cover seal for the pressure sensing unit (SU-1), in the battery compartment. This is the black strip above cellular warning label and is where the SU-1 option goes.
Locate row of eight jumpers. They are numbered.
For Mars/Cap, remove solder jumper 5.
For Freeband, remove solder jumper 4 and 5.
Reset microprocessor. (Press and hold in the 4, band, and v/m keys while turning the radio on.
You can do all of this or you can do a soft-mod using VX-7 Commander which can be found at KC8UNJ.com. It’s free software and all you need is a programming cable and adapter. This is the route that I took when modifying my VX-7 since it is extremely easy to do, and just as easy to return the radio to it’s original state.
If something should happen to KC8UNJ’s server here are the files on my server.
Download VX7 Commander Version 1.3.4
Full Installer 2.4MB zip
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