I need some help here.

I bought the Alan 48 excel multi about 18 months ago after hearing it was 
the dogs. Multiband at the push of a button, cool.

Seems some of them do a whole bunch of band switching at the push of a 
button. Mine don't. Well it sort of does, I can recieve all non UK/EU bands 
by selecting the band at startup but only tx on Muppet and CEPT bands.
 
I have seen a PCB mod to hardwire bands but the 4 PCB jumpers used just 
ain't there on my rig, I can't cut a solder link if there isn't one.

£90 nearly and it is little more than a paper weight.

Anyone know where I am at with this.

Thanks.

In article , Paddy 
says...
> 
> I need some help here.
> 
> I bought the Alan 48 excel multi about 18 months ago after hearing it was 
> the dogs. Multiband at the push of a button, cool.
> 
> Seems some of them do a whole bunch of band switching at the push of a 
> button. Mine don't. Well it sort of does, I can recieve all non UK/EU bands 
> by selecting the band at startup but only tx on Muppet and CEPT bands.
>  
> I have seen a PCB mod to hardwire bands but the 4 PCB jumpers used just 
> ain't there on my rig, I can't cut a solder link if there isn't one.
> 
> £90 nearly and it is little more than a paper weight.
> 
> Anyone know where I am at with this.
> 
> Thanks. 

You'll get more joy posting in the forums at transmission1.co.uk. This 
is effectively a dead group.


-- 
Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk
I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't 
looking good either. - Scott Adams

Paddy schrieb:
> I need some help here.
> 
> I bought the Alan 48 excel multi about 18 months ago after hearing it was 
> the dogs. Multiband at the push of a button, cool.
> 
> Seems some of them do a whole bunch of band switching at the push of a 
> button. Mine don't. Well it sort of does, I can recieve all non UK/EU bands 
> by selecting the band at startup but only tx on Muppet and CEPT bands.
>  
> I have seen a PCB mod to hardwire bands but the 4 PCB jumpers used just 
> ain't there on my rig, I can't cut a solder link if there isn't one.
> 
> £90 nearly and it is little more than a paper weight.
> 
> Anyone know where I am at with this.
> 
> Thanks. 


http://service.alan-electronics.de/CB

Sven

"Paddy" <Paddy@no.address> wrote in message 
news:Xns9C5F12E0C230DPaddynoaddress@69.16.176.253...
>I need some help here.
>
> I bought the Alan 48 excel multi about 18 months ago after hearing it was
> the dogs. Multiband at the push of a button, cool.
>
> Seems some of them do a whole bunch of band switching at the push of a
> button. Mine don't. Well it sort of does, I can recieve all non UK/EU 
> bands
> by selecting the band at startup but only tx on Muppet and CEPT bands.
>
> I have seen a PCB mod to hardwire bands but the 4 PCB jumpers used just
> ain't there on my rig, I can't cut a solder link if there isn't one.
>
> £90 nearly and it is little more than a paper weight.
>
> Anyone know where I am at with this.
>
> Thanks.

Hi Paddy,

They made two versions, one was an 80ch FM rig and the other was multi 
channel modulation. If the push button under the meter says UK/EU instead of 
PA, then you've got the old original 80ch FM rig, which stopped selling late 
2004. If it says PA, then you're not using the functions properly.

Paddy <Paddy@no.address> wrote in
news:Xns9C5F12E0C230DPaddynoaddress@69.16.176.253: 

> I need some help here.
> 
> I bought the Alan 48 excel multi about 18 months ago after hearing it
> was the dogs. Multiband at the push of a button, cool.
> 
> Seems some of them do a whole bunch of band switching at the push of a
> button. Mine don't. Well it sort of does, I can recieve all non UK/EU
> bands by selecting the band at startup but only tx on Muppet and CEPT
> bands. 
>  
> I have seen a PCB mod to hardwire bands but the 4 PCB jumpers used
> just ain't there on my rig, I can't cut a solder link if there isn't
> one. 
> 
> £90 nearly and it is little more than a paper weight.
> 
> Anyone know where I am at with this.
> 
> Thanks. 

Thanks for the pointers,

It is definitely the Multi, little button reads cb/pa and has a label 
saying it'set to CEPT' and to 'refer to proper procedures' to change the 
band. 

Cheers all, will follow up the links and post a follow up if I have any 
joy.

Cheers

"Paddy" <Paddy@no.address> wrote in message 
news:Xns9C601499AB547Paddynoaddress@193.202.122.122...
>
> Thanks for the pointers,
>
> It is definitely the Multi, little button reads cb/pa and has a label
> saying it'set to CEPT' and to 'refer to proper procedures' to change the
> band.
>
> Cheers all, will follow up the links and post a follow up if I have any
> joy.
>
> Cheers


Not totally dead - thanks Connor !
I am sure your advice was wise though.
I prefer the Usenet group format to these new fangled forums.
Oh ! The good old days.

I am still in a quandary re demise of Geocities.
I have got several part started alternatives but have come to a dummies halt 
on them all (:-(

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com  (formerly "Water Rat")