A buddy bought a SMD pre-assembled board and says it's completely deaf, while he can hear lots of band activity with his FT-817ND. I volunteered to go over it with my scope and diagnose it.
First things first: What's the typical approximate current draw in milliamps for these boards on a 12.0 volt power supply in receive mode? (Knowing the expected current draw will allow me a rough determination of any gross circuit faults before I start tracing and probing.)