Hey Jerry
Before we panic, give the battery a full charge and try again. As you know the transmitter needs a certain voltage, like something more than 6.9V, to be delivered to it before it can function. Anything less and it will shut down.
Now losing memory settings, that is a different thing but, in a way, it also can be related to a low battery.
So let's get this battery juiced up and topped up and let's test again. It also could be a failing battery, so that should tell us.
73
Wassim
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