[Kenwood] R-5000 unlock

[Dave Holford]

I had the same problem.
Replaced the battery - no change.
Removed the gunk from the PLL board - no change.
Aligned the VCOs as per the service manual - problem solved and 
has not returned.

Dave

On 10 Oct 04, at 17:51, Paul Erickson wrote:

> A friend of mine has an R-5000 that seems to be exhibiting the
> infamous unlock condition. On initial powerup, it displays the series
> of ...... rather than the frequency display, then after it has warmed
> up for a half hour or so, it displays fine and the rig works as it
> should. Has anyone had any experience troubleshooting one of these? My
> friend tells me that the clock battery has been replaced, but that did
> not fix the problem.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
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