[Yaesu] ft5200

[JV]

Hi Tom
         Both VHF and UHF are putting out only half power from my 5200. I 
assumed one of the finals is shot. I think a final is around $80. I'm just 
living with it as a base unit. Only need a couple of watts or less to bring 
up the local repeaters around here. To expensive to repair an old rig, at 
least for me. I'm guessing heat did mine in. The rig got very hot and could 
have been a fan problem.
JV

At 08:45 AM 19-12-02 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a question for the list re the above dual band unit.  what controls 
>the fan? I have lost high power on vhf side, and in trouble shooting the 
>unit i have noticed the fan will run most of the time even when the pa 
>isn't even warm.  finally got the low power side up to 5 - 6 watts but the 
>high power side will not go to 50 watts is same as low power.  cant find 
>any broken traces in the pa brick.  any ideas, also the pin diode in 
>series with the output side is, checks good.
>thanks
>Tom
>WA5WQC