Hello Mark.
15 Mar 97 21:11, Mark Magill wrote to All:
 MM>         I've heard there is an adapter/gadget/upgrade to add PL
 MM> (CTCSS) tone encoding on an Icom 2AT. Does anyone know how expensive
 MM> they are, how hard to install, and where to find it? I have full
 MM> schematics and service info for the 2AT coutesy of another ham. With
 MM> most local repeaters going to PL to avoid intermod and other problems,
 MM> there is only a site or two left in range of the little radio that I
 MM> can reach.
 MM>
 MM>         From what I gather, it amounts to a small kit that adds some
 MM> mini-dip switches somewhere near the upper part of the radio body to
 MM> select the encode frequency. Locally, the repeater association uses
 MM> 146.20 hz on all repeaters I would be likely to use. I would
 MM> appreciate dialog with anyone familiar with adding this function to
 MM> older radios, as I have a Uniden Force that had an OPTIONAL CTCSS
 MM> encoder which I don't have.
Comm Spec (Communications Specialists), somewhere in LA, make what you're 
talking about.  I don't have their address on hand, but you can find it in 
most any ham monthly publication.  It's an easy install. Requires a little 
dexterity and an Exacto knife to cut the already outlined hole for the dip 
switch (IC2AT anyway). Not to mention a soldering iron of low wattage with a 
small tip.
... No matter how you dress a cow, it still gives milk!
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