So, I have my TK-880H running now, connected to a Nagoya VHF/UHF antenna and was using my Surecomm SW-102 to check things and I noticed the reported power was off. Now I have read through other threads here and I know this meter isn't really measuring power, but voltages, but the 880H is supposed to output 45W and I'm not getting anything close to that (26.2W).
Is there a way to "tune" the power (High/Low)? The low power is too high for GMRS01-07, so I'd love to fix that w/o lowering the high power output.
Also, how does one lower the band range w/o a ton of equipment? I now have passed the Technician ham test and am waiting on my new call sign, so I'd love to use this radio for both GMRS and 70cm ham.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. I do have the service manual, but I'm not finding much. I found on another site there there are physical adjustments w/in the radio, but w/o proper test equipment the changes are highly NOT recommended.
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So, I have my TK-880H running now, connected to a Nagoya VHF/UHF antenna and was using my Surecomm SW-102 to check things and I noticed the reported power was off. Now I have read through other threads here and I know this meter isn't really measuring power, but voltages, but the 880H is supposed to output 45W and I'm not getting anything close to that (26.2W).
Is there a way to "tune" the power (High/Low)? The low power is too high for GMRS01-07, so I'd love to fix that w/o lowering the high power output.
Also, how does one lower the band range w/o a ton of equipment? I now have passed the Technician ham test and am waiting on my new call sign, so I'd love to use this radio for both GMRS and 70cm ham.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. I do have the service manual, but I'm not finding much. I found on another site there there are physical adjustments w/in the radio, but w/o proper test equipment the changes are highly NOT recommended.
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