I have acquired a Yaesu ft-50r. It will not power on. If I pull the main board out and attach a power source I move a piece of metal across the wires on the motherboard and start the radio. Then moving the wire across the switch will not turn the radio off.If I quickly reassemble the radio and attach the battery, the radio will still be on. I can transmit, it receives. I can alter the squelch level ( I broke the speaker leads when I pulled the boar, so I can't hear the radio at the moment). If I then push the power switch, the radio will turn off, but I cannot turn it back on.
I have seen this problem addressed in some very old posts using a circuit writer pen to coat the bottom of the switch. I am not sure if the entire bottom gets coated or only a portion.
Has anyone heard of this problem with the 50r and if so, how it was fixed?
Thanks
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Rick, KK4GGL
