I would respectfully suggest that people are jumping to conclusions without logical thinking.
Perhaps if the original poster bothered to read answers, it may help.
I have asked what size PSU he is using, as did another, but no reply.
I asked if it did it on FM, no reply.
It is displaying symptoms of drawing too much current, hence my questions.?
If PSU is too low a capacity, it will cut out. FM being a full current mode, it will cut out. Ignore the FT8, go back to basics and fault find. Put the radio on a dummy load, connected to a known good PSU, and try it again.
You could even check the power lead for dirty fuses or connections, as that is known to cause problems.
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Yes, I agree, the power on switches are known as a fault on many radios and would cause this problem. Not that I’ve ever had one fail on me like that. But if there was a problem with that, you would have an idea how it felt and behaved.
Sent from Jeff M0UHF?
?I've seen that symptom sometimes on the 847's when the power switch is becoming intermittent.
They are a known failure item.
Doug
N7BFS