From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
Subject: ICW2 extended RX keyboard mods
Organization: AT&T Banana Labs
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 20:31:10 GMT

the following I recieved about the icw2 radio.  
copied from packet:
 Msg# TSF  Size #Rd  Date  Time From   MsgID        To
22416 PN   3733   0 12-Aug 2352 SM7SUB 3866_N2DSY   WA2ISE ()
 Sb: >>>MOD W2E<<<

From : SM7SUB @ SK7DD.M.SWE.EU
                            HELLO BOB!!!
 
I saw your message in my BBS SK7DD in the southern part of Sweden.
I have a W2E and its modified to recive from 126 MHZ to 999 MHZ
with transmiting posibility from 144 MHZ to 146 MHZ (VHF)
and 430 MHZ to 440 MHZ (UHF), I know that the W2A can transmit
on higher freq becuse you have a lager ham band on both 2M and 70cm.
The file below have been sent to me from England, and I hope that
you will find it interesting as I did................................
 
Best 73 BOB and prehaps we hear from one another again..............
 
DE........SM7SUB @ SK7DD.EU.SWE.
 
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=> Display test / Rx Expanding;
   ----------------------------
   Turn the porto off, press the #,3 and the B, hold this buttons, now turn on
   your porto (Red Button), you will see now all the functions who are in the
   lcd display.
   When you quit pressing the #,3 and the B button, your porto can now go
   (On Display) from 100khz <> 999.90Mhz at the 2m Display, and on the 70cm
   Display he will go from 100khz <> 1310.00Mhz, of course he will not recieve
   from 100khz <> 1310Mhz, but the low vfo receive at least from
   126Mhz <> 190Mhz, the high vfo receive at least from 390Mhz <> 999Mhz, with
   some steps between 390Mhz <> 999Mhz where he not receive signals, because
   the vfo is out of his lock.
 
=> Enter Freq via keyboard;
   ------------------------
   When you enter a freq (in vfo mode) by pressing enter (ENT) you will see
   that you can press only the last 3 digits, this is simply to change by
   pressing the function button (above the ptt) and the set (8) button, push
   now with the ^/scan until you see on the display 'PL', now you can dial
   1 - 10 -100 = 1Mhz - 10Mhz - 100Mhz, set this option to 100 (dial), now
   you press the clr (*). Done !!!!
   If you now press enter (#) (in vfo mode) you will see that you now can
   press the whole freq. The same for the other vfo, this go's the same for
   1Mhz - 10Mhz  PL function.
 
=> Steps with the dial;
   --------------------
   Dialing a freq go's with steps in Khz, by pressing the function key
   (above the ptt) the steps will be now steps of 10Mhz.
 
Here are some RX reports by JBE;
--------------------------------
RX Freq                  Sensitivity (12db sinad)
-------------------------------------------------
126MHz                   - 111dBm
136MHz                   - 123dBm
145MHz   <*** Main ***>  - 125dBm
160MHz                   - 123dBm
174MHz                   - 110dBm
190MHz                   -  67dBm         Low vfo
-------------------------------------------------
390MHz                   - 108dBm
430MHz  <*** Main ****>  - 124dBm
452MHz                   - 105dBm
470MHz                   - 103dBm
485MHz                   - 104dBm
850MHz                   - 110dBm
900MHz                   - 116dBm
925MHz                   - 114dBm
935MHz                   - 112dBm
950MHz                   - 107dBm
999MHz                   -  96dBm          Hi vfo
-------------------------------------------------
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Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your own risk.  WA2ISE