Call it an educated guess if you like, but I believe that C9 in the output tank section, is defective (ceramic, 100pF, 3kV rating cap).
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73, Jacques, VE2JFE in Montreal
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SYMPTOMS:
- Full output power (sometimes) on 80m only.
- Reduced output power only at ca. 50% intermittently (sometimes) and on 80m only.
- All other bands operate normally.
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* When this does occurs, have to adjust the "Plate" to extreme left(out of 80m marking range, different position then when operating normally) to tune that 50% reduced power.
Otherwise the transceiver seems to operate normally.