I recently bought a UNIDEN HAM radio from EBAY, and i have been doing some research on how to do modifications on it to increase my frequency range (mostly from this site: http://www.mods.dk/). So I read that I need a 6.5536 Mhz Crystal to solder to the 100pF capacitor. So I went ahead and bought one and I located the capacitor but there's a damn 0.1 uH molded conductor sitting right on top of it! Should I take it to a specialty shop and get them to solder it? I'd prefer not to, since this particular modification is illegal where I live. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I know radios, WTF? :confused:

Can anyone help me? I'm ready to get my HAM on.

Whatever you do, don't reverse the polarity.

Whatever you do, don't reverse the polarity.

NONSENSE! That's exactly how he can get his HAM on.

NONSENSE! That's exactly how he can get his HAM on.

If you two are working together to impending my getting my HAM on, I will be upset.

erm...

To start with, saying you bought a "HAM Radio" via Ebay is odd. Care to tell us what band?

Secondly, the government, at least in the United States, requires a license to use the amateur bands. I'm not going to lecture you about acquiring your license, but I will suggest you govern yourself accordingly.

Lastly, why are you wanting to open up more frequency range? If you just want to monitor (listen and log), a scanner would be a much better investment. If you want to use the radio waves properly, then I really suggest you take some time and learn a bit more about amateur radio and get your license.

Just my opinion. As always, I'm certain that your mileage will vary.

6.5536 is the crystal used for making Redboxes (http://www.phonelosers.org/redbox/), which up until about 2003, could be used to beat high pay phone prices by playing a certain tone into the phone, which would trick the computers into thinking you had plunked down your money for the call. While I doubt that placing it into your HAM unit will get you free calls anymore, it might be fun to have a 6.5536 crystal for historical sake.

6.5536 is the crystal used for making Redboxes (http://www.phonelosers.org/redbox/), which up until about 2003, could be used to beat high pay phone prices by playing a certain tone into the phone, which would trick the computers into thinking you had plunked down your money for the call. While I doubt that placing it into your HAM unit will get you free calls anymore, it might be fun to have a 6.5536 crystal for historical sake.

Whoa, that sounds pretty neat! Are you saying I have the wrong thing for my HAM though?

Putting it in a radio doesn't make much sense to me though....whats it gonna do for ya??

Whoa, that sounds pretty neat! Are you saying I have the wrong thing for my HAM though?

HAM covers a lot of ground, man. There are several bands dedicated to amateur radio. There are also a number of multiband transceivers out there that can cover any number.

It'd be helpful if you could provide a model number.

Now I'm hungry. You guys are dicks.

Now I'm hungry. You guys are dicks.

So you're hungry for dicks? :confused:

So you're hungry for dicks? :confused:

No...he's hungry, you're a dick.

Think that was what he meant.

He knew what he meant. Fact is there are allot of people that really dont know the difference between : radio, scanner receiver, transceiver, let alone dxing and the use of the spectrum.
If I had to guess he has a scanner from uniden.

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He knew what he meant. Fact is there are allot of people that really dont know the difference between : radio, scanner receiver, transceiver, let alone dxing and the use of the spectrum.
If I had to guess he has a scanner from uniden.

73

Who knew what?

If it's a scanner, and he needs crystals, there's nothing saying it absolutely had to be a Uniden...

Assuming you're referring to the OP, and not just rambling after the other guys rambling about being hungry for dicks. :D