Nintendo RF Switch Problems

[BRIK]

The OP of that post was Australian as well. I'm guessing all our SNES's must be like that.
By the way I used the RF Switch with my Super Famicom and I managed to get a fuzzy picture and no sound. Still pretty shitty, but miles in front of what I managed to achieve with my SNES.

Also it occurred to me to look at the back of my Famicom, and that has no switch either
I have another one that does have the switch, but as far as I know that particular unit is broken
What do I do about the switchless Famicom?

[Hobie-wan]

That little RF box won't do any good on the Famicom since it won't have the plug that a SNES and N64 have. Do you have an RF box from a SMS, MD, or TG16? They work the same way in the US at least so perhaps you can try one of those for use with the Famicom.

[BRIK]

It does have the same plug, I can plug it on no problem.

Here is a picture of the back:

[Jontendo]

Gah! Who keeps swiping Australia's switches?
I'd point again to the Mega Drive RF adapter with built-in channel switch for the Fami. Hopefully that'll reign in the signal.

[BRIK]

Gah! Who keeps swiping Australia's switches?
I'd point again to the Mega Drive RF adapter with built-in channel switch for the Fami. Hopefully that'll reign in the signal.

Yeah I know! This one has the hole where one goes...
Do you think that someone has already modded this one? Or maybe it was another hardware revision? This is Japanese either way. Not an Australian console.

[Jontendo]

^ I kinda doubt it, because I had a PAL... I think... Famicom at one point that was also missing a switch. I've seen variations on the sticker label where the switches are used (or not) for other purposes (TV/Game or CH1/2 or 50/60Hz selection less commonly).

Neither the switches, nor the cutout behind them should be that valuable to modders.

[BRIK]

^ I kinda doubt it, because I had a PAL... I think... Famicom at one point that was also missing a switch. I've seen variations on the sticker label where the switches are used (or not) for other purposes (TV/Game or CH1/2 or 50/60Hz selection less commonly).

Neither the switches, nor the cutout behind them should be that valuable to modders.

It's covered in Japanese writing, and Famicom was the Japan version of the NES. We have NES's over here like in America.
If it is PAL, it helps me immensely but I highly doubt it is.

[Jontendo]

^ I kinda doubt it, because I had a PAL... I think... Famicom at one point that was also missing a switch. I've seen variations on the sticker label where the switches are used (or not) for other purposes (TV/Game or CH1/2 or 50/60Hz selection less commonly).

Neither the switches, nor the cutout behind them should be that valuable to modders.

It's covered in Japanese writing, and Famicom was the Japan version of the NES. We have NES's over here like in America.
If it is PAL, it helps me immensely but I highly doubt it is.

Yeah, it's most probably NTSC. There are some PAL Famicoms out there, specifically the "Hong Kong Version" systems, but I'm not sure how legit they are.
The one I had was labeled completely like the Japanese model, but with a 50/60Hz switch label (though no switch present). Craziness, I tell ya.

[BRIK]

It being a Hong Kong Famicom seemed to make sense for a second, considering I'm about a 5 hour flight from HK. But a quick Google search killed that, as they are covered in English text and clearly say "Hong Kong Version" while mine does not.
The quest for answers continues.

[Jontendo]

I dunno. Beyond getting an RF cable with built-in channel switch or looking into a composite mod on the Fami, I'm not sure what else to try.