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Originally Posted by Songline Yes, there is information on the mods.dk site. I have a M710 which was not open to Ham freqs. There are instructions there for the clipping of several diodes to accomplish this. However I felt it may be a poor option to try this. I'm not affraid to do mods, I worked as an electronics tech (telecommunications) for more than 12 years. Instead I gave my local Icom dealer a call and he tells me to bring it in and they do a software upgrade to the rig. Total cost is about $45 for the operation. It seemed a no brainer to take this route instead. They can do checks on the rig as well while your there. This is in Canada, other areas may have different rules.
On another note, Do sailors who are Ham licensed find it useful to subscribe to Sailmail as well as Winlink?
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The ICOM M710 ( and M700PRO ) CAN NOT be modified by "Snipping Diodes". These marine SSB radios REQUIRE a software cloning in order to be used on the Ham Bands.