I am glad I decided to take one more look inside before writing it off.
The main jumper was upside down from where it should be and though I had read in a previous post that if it was inserted wrong? it would or could toast the board; in my case it did not. The front panel had a bent pin and I straightened it and then the radio came back to life. The flaky microphone is still problematic but it's working.
I also rewired the serial to prolific usb cable and it's talking to HRD.
It should keep me busy for awhile. I would like to see if there is a transverter approach to get on 2m SSB later on.
Cheers,
73
On September 5, 2023 8:35:59 PM PDT, Ronald Cook <vk3afw42@...> wrote:
Well done.? You will like it and enjoy its back to basics operation.
I have only had two issues with this radio.??
The mic cable seems to have been poorly soldered to the plug.? It stops txing.? I pulled the plug apart and soldered it properly, including the PTT lead that had become disconnected.? All good for 5 years since.
I made a clumsy mistake with the power plug and touched the screen of the audio connector at the rear.? Poof.? I blew an RF suppressing RFC and some PCB track.? Replaced both.? That outer ring tests as grounded but isn't directly connected to the case. Back to perfect operation now.
I used it on a VK9 expedition and had good results.? ?Otherwise it's done a few SOTA summits as well.? It's now my standby rig.
73
Ron
VK3AFW
On Wed, 6 Sept 2023, 1:25 pm AG3 - KI6DOZ, <
2gatos@...> wrote:
I went into the boards and reset the jumpers 180 degrees. Checked the connections and powered up. Keyed the mic and T appeared on the screen!
Checked SWR and sent code using another radio to listen for the signal. It transmitted without any problems.
Life is good! I like this small radio out in the field.
cheers,?
73
It's weird being the same age as old people
Gato Viejo, raton tierno
KI6DOZ
