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Author Message   Admin Posted on Monday, November 12, 2001 - 9:42 pm:        How to Modify the Voyage 9000 Export Radio for NPC-RC (Negative Peak Compression-Reduced Carrier) This document will show you how to modify the Voyage 9000 Export radio to include the NPC-RC modification as written by Billy Dean Ward. With the help of text and pictures, you will be shown a step by step method to apply these modifications. I urge you to read this entire document in it's entirety BEFORE you attempt any modifications to your radio. Be sure you understand each step before you proceed to the next. A complete checkout of the radio is essential before performing any modifications to this radio chassis. Be sure that the radio is working per factory specifications and that all the controls are in working order. Verify the stock RF output and modulation levels before you proceed. Modifying a radio with inherent problems can only worsen matters. These modifications will not cure other problems that your radio may have. If you have applied other modifications to your radio, remove them now. Stacking similar modifications into the same radio can lead to unpredictable results. I have included the original text prodedure for these modifications, written by Billy Dean Ward, at the conclusion of these pages. Please feel free to read his text. I have made slight alterations to the basic procedures that will most benifit those persons , both novice and advanced, in completing these modifications based on this radio chassis. After reading these pages, I will leave the decision to you, as to your own ability to perform these modifications. It is assumed that you possess the basic electronic skills necessary to complete these modifications. Those persons with advanced electronic skills may find this basic approach tedius and may step through the steps at their own pace. I have outlined the steps in such a way as to further insure the safety to your radio and test equipment during the modifications and urge you not to jump ahead. I am sure that you will be very pleased to the results of these modifications. The net result is a radio that runs cooler, and sounds much cleaner than it's factory counterpart. Cheers, Xcusme