[Yaesu] FT 450 problem

[Ron Youvan]

> I just bought a like new (only a few month old) FT450AT from an elderly ham.
> I haven't talked to him yet, but would like to get anyone's help before I
> call him and possibly send the rig back. It works flawlessly with the
> exception that there is no transmit on the 80 meter band. Every other band
> works just fine with 100 watts out, and 80 works great on receive, but there
> is no transmit in any mode according to the 20 watt scale on my station
> meter, and none showing on the radio itself. It is transmitting on some
> small level, for I can hear it on my TS930 receiver at an S5 level (the 930
> is hooked up to a longwire). I have done a master reset twice to no avail,
> and the RF power is set for 100 watts. 
 > Any ideas?
 > Thanks in advance-

   The most logical explanation would be the contact, or coil of
the input or output relay for the low pass filter for the 80
meter band or a component or connection in the filter.
-- 
    Ron  KA4INM - Watch out for the full moon,
                  freaky things can happen!