Dean N2TNN wrote…
I have an original FT817 and need a backup plan.
Apparently the supply voltage is connected to the finals all the time. My understanding is that if you leave the internal battery in there, when it eventually runs down, the final goes into oscillation and destroys itself. If you haven’t lost your final yet, just keep doing what you’re doing - hi!
With that said, if you could round up a spare or two, it would not be a bad thing. When it happened to my brothers radio, he ordered two replacements. He still has the second spare sitting there.
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73 Keith VE7GDH
