[Motorola] possible MT-500 abuse?

JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON [email protected]
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 15:27:15 -0500 (EST)


That's what I thought.  I'm not giong to have the tech who looked tt
thisbefore, or may have because it looks like it left the shop with a more
serious problem then it did when it came in.





On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Robert Jarnutowski wrote:

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> This is not a usual characteristic of MT500s. Actually they are quite rugged.
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> I would sugest looking for poor solder connections on the boards and PL switch. And, look for a  loose connector on the front panel.
> Good luck.
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> 73 Bob K8RJ
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> >From: JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON 
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> >Reply-To: [email protected] 
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> >To: [email protected] 
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> >Subject: [Motorola] possible MT-500 abuse? 
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> >Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 00:54:37 -0500 (EST) 
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> >Good morning everyone. I have a question about the MT-500, and it is 
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> >regarding the PL on it. I have discovered finally that the only way that 
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> >I can make the radio actually transmit with a PL is by squeezing the radio 
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> >on bottom of it. The radio will still transmit but with no PL after a 
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> >few seconds when left a lone though, but I also have discovered that the 
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> >front pannel is cracked just below the speaker. Is this just a loose PL 
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> > reed or what? 
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> > I am suspecting that this radio was just around by a frustrated 
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> >tech, because after the arrival of the newer radios this wasn't used much, 
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> >and my guess is is that it went in for repair, and the tech got upset and 
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> >may have thrown it.Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance. 
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