Motorola Spectra Command Board Replacement

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linkinpark9812
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Motorola Spectra Command Board Replacement

Post by linkinpark9812 »

I found a thread here: http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5348

Long story short, when I repaired the Caps on the command board a while back, I did a shitty soldering job. Just fixed my A7 head that was malfunctioning with the DEK, and noticed the speaker pops. So I check the caps and 2 of the 4 fell off by just jiggling them. The pads are in bad shape...

Anyways, I have a spare command board. Easy to replace.

Question is after getting model/SN matching between it and the MLM, do I need to put back all of the tuning data I get from the "F2 SERVICE" screen from the old command board to the new one? I assume I do because of the other specific RX/TX components in the radio that were not replaced would need that specific tuning data.

And I want to make sure, is that all that is needed to be done or is there more?

Thanks.
Radios I own: Spectra VHF 110W with A7 head, HT1000 VHF, ICOM IC-F30 VHF, and a Puxing PX-888 VHF.
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Re: Motorola Spectra Command Board Replacement

Post by Will »

You would initialize the command board, then you HAVE to do a full alignment.

There is enough of a difference in the boards to maybe throw off the alignment values.
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