Hi Jim,
Removing a diode was to allow the IC-7000 to become a VHF TV receiver...yep, watch a TV channel on your rig. I was always intrigued by this mod but I never was really interested in watching TV using my 7000. On the old Yahoo group, there was a lot of discussion about this mod. I still think this was the only ham rig that could be used to watch TV.? It could also be mod'd for MARS use outside the ham bands. Both required a soldering iron.?
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Getting the composite video from the '7000 (our discussion) to view the rigs screen on a bigger monitor does not require any mods.
All you need is a cable and a monitor. Before I retired, I had a 7in monitor mounted in my company car ('07 Ford Taurus) when I used my shiny new 7000 exclusively for mobile use.?
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73, Larry W7DGP
PS: The mod:
USING THE TVRO FUNCTION:?
After modification, TV channels 2-13 are available (USA) in NTSC format -Push and hold [AF(set)] for one second to turn TV mode ON and OFF -Rotate [M-ch] (inner control) to select the desired TV Channel -The Band keys to the far right of the radio also change TV channels -There will be a popup showing the TV channel (This can be turned off in set mode) -The preamp and attenuator functions are functional in TV mode and each channel can?
store the preamp/attenuator on/off functions independently -There will be a popup showing the ATT/P.AMP status (This can be turned off in set?
mode) -Rotate [AF] for a suitable volume level.
