Must Channel Selector be changed when going 1 to 16 Ch Jedi

[Leadenwah]

Will I need to buy a new Channel Selector switch for my Jedi portable when converting it from a 2 Channel to a 16 Channel radio ?
I figured I'd have to get a new case, but wondered if the Channel Selector knob is limited to 2 positions by the detents on the radio case or is the Selector Switch itself only capable of 2 positions ?

Thanks.

[Lake Effect]

Remove the knob and you should find that the switch will go to all 16 positions. The knob stops it at 2.

L.E.

[kf4sqb]

To expand on that, there is a stop under the channel knob that will have to be removed to allow the selector to go beyond channel 2. IIRC, the stop is a little plastic post, and is pretty easy to cut off. As for the case, you won't need to change it unless you just have to have the labels correct.

[Leadenwah]

Thanks very much.

That answers my question and that's good news. I can see the little know stop and can cut that cleanly off. I had this fear that I'd get it all set and then find that the selector was prohibited beyond 2 channels INTERNALLY.

This is a big help and thanks again folks.

[kf4sqb]

No problem! Personally, it kind of p!$$es me off when manufacturers do this sort of thing. I have to wonder what the price difference was between the 2 channel and 16 channel version of the HT1000, and the only difference was a knob stop, a decal, and a flag in the codeplug. On the other hand, its great for people like us! I know the 2 channel version is cheaper on the used market.

[W6JK]

You can also dremel out the insert in the knob that hits the stop. It's more work, of course, but it keeps the case intact and gives you a 16 channel knob.

Jeff

[MTS2000des]

No problem! Personally, it kind of p!$$es me off when manufacturers do this sort of thing. I have to wonder what the price difference was between the 2 channel and 16 channel version of the HT1000, and the only difference was a knob stop, a decal, and a flag in the codeplug. On the other hand, its great for people like us! I know the 2 channel version is cheaper on the used market.

actually the difference is also internal, the 2 channel radios lack the RF switch on the RF board, so no use of public safety remote mikes or JVA with these radios, hence their lower resale value.

[Will]

Just change the knob, do the 'hack', program the added channels and you are done..