John,
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Just checking: when you say that it is a good battery are you measuring the voltage under key down/transmit conditions or just during RX.? When a battery is low, it may measure 12 volts during RX but when the transmitter is keyed the voltage would drop to where it made noises.? ?Just hate to see you tear into the rig if it is something more basic.
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Brien - KE7WB