Special NOTICE: This is for the HAMS who say radio shack radio's are "can't be modified, 
because the FCC was real strict with Radio Shack", or buy a real radio so that you can 
modify it. That is a bunch of bull.

Mod: Expands TX from 143-149mhz to 136-174mhz

Tools Required: Phillips Screwdriver, Mini screwdriver, Soldering Iron (Fine tip), 
Needle Nose Pliers

Process:

1. Remove Screws on bottom and top 2. Take the Bottom and Top off the Radio
3. Unplug Speaker from top of the radio and remove the dials from the faceplate 
4. Unscrew the screws on the top and bottom of the faceplate.
5. CAREFULLY: remove the faceplate from the radio 
6. Remove the bolts and washers (little rings) from the dials (countersunk into 
the dials). 
7. CAREFULLY: remove the LCD and plastic around it by pulling gentle and wiggling 
it a little being careful not to bend the LCD pins. 
8. Remove the screws holding down the PCB from the cases 
9. CAREFULLY: (Plug in type PCB) remove the PCB from the radio and place the VFO 
tuning dial face down and to your left. 
10. There will be two blue jumper mounts on the PCB. Remove the 1 closest to the 
2 black raised chips that are closest to the VFO tuning dial (this jumper should 
be near the middle of the board) The other jumper makes the transmitter do 143-144 
(military) and it is near the side. 
11. Put all the parts back together and blamo you have 136-174mhz RX/TX

Notes: If you do it right you won't even loose your memories. This mod took me 
about 30 minutes to complete and my radio is working fine. However I'm sure this 
voids the warranty and the service contracts so you may not want to do it for that 
reason alone. I checked the radio out (with a frequency counter) on several frequencies 
and it is performing well. This mod requires a little skill but most people that are 
hams could do this mod. This mod was given to me by a fellow North Carolinian KC4VYY, 
and I just put it in a simpler form. I wanted to thank him.