[TenTec] TT526: VHF/p Upgrade Modification - Has Anyone Tried This?

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First, having given my 526 a good wring out against a good selection of the 
competition, the 526 is a BASIC rig, not an incompetent rig. It lacks some of 
the seldom used bells and whistles of some of the others, it does not cover 
HF, etc., but it does do what it is supposed to do. Get down and dig for 
signals on 6 and 2 Meters.  

As such, it should do well for what you want to do. But speaking personally, 
I would not drill holes in a nice rig. I would build everything I need to 
change from straight through to transverter in a minibox, hook it to the 526 
through a barrel connector, slip the changeover switch and lead to some 
convenient location, and go. 

73  Pete Allen  AC5E