tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post8293889540021240398..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Radio Weirdnessdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-52097246044961651822013-02-26T19:03:51.065-08:002013-02-26T19:03:51.065-08:00An an optimistic one, at that!An an optimistic one, at that!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-41381745491669417272013-02-26T18:39:02.604-08:002013-02-26T18:39:02.604-08:00"The Case of the Self Healing Electronics&quo..."The Case of the Self Healing Electronics" <br /><br />Drives me nuts when something similar happens. Good luck.Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873138122305060834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-16900225115835793672013-02-26T17:24:18.467-08:002013-02-26T17:24:18.467-08:00Just remember, Murphy was an OPTIMIST!!!Just remember, Murphy was an OPTIMIST!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-571292063226367272013-02-26T13:38:22.803-08:002013-02-26T13:38:22.803-08:00Well....A few weeks ago I took the mic apart and s...Well....A few weeks ago I took the mic apart and sprayed some DeOxIt into the switch and cycled it a few times. I also cleaned the 4-pin mic connector on the cord, and spread out the split-pins on the chassis connector it mates to.<br /><br />That seemed to eliminate the "no audio" problems I'd been having, but I was *always* able to key up the repeater, even when the audio didn't get through.<br /><br />And I've made no changes to any of the other settings in the radio since I set it up on this frequency, and always hit the "Lock" button so my lovely wife can't mess something up (she's a Ham, too) if she wants to use it.<br /><br />The radio is a Drake TR-270, and has never missed a beat in all the time I've owned it since I bought it new on close-out from AES. It's a pretty neat radio, has a good receiver, and great audio.<br /><br />If it does it again, I'll do a full bench test on it, but for now, it's working fine.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-22945935897411883672013-02-26T12:47:05.998-08:002013-02-26T12:47:05.998-08:00As a fellow ham (KG4KAH) I am bumfuzzled as well. ...As a fellow ham (KG4KAH) I am bumfuzzled as well. Perhaps you had the radio turned down to only 5 watts, though around here 5 watts is enough to reach pretty much any repeater. Check your ptt switch, which may be intermittantly not working? <br /><br />Best wishes,<br />PolyKahrPolyKahrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921059911992220363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-41329572956841181922013-02-25T20:55:01.340-08:002013-02-25T20:55:01.340-08:00It's the government, Jim. When in doubt, blame...It's the government, Jim. When in doubt, blame it on the government.<br />Sorry, Opus.<br />:-)wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-82574341449142866632013-02-25T20:46:49.546-08:002013-02-25T20:46:49.546-08:00Sunspots. When in doubt, blame it on sunspots.Sunspots. When in doubt, blame it on sunspots.Opus #6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02063785617333740178noreply@blogger.com