To simulate the heating condition, take the case off and throw a thick towel
over the radio. When it acts up, remove the towel and troubleshoot.
A can of freeze mist goes a long way here in terms of many minimizing your
search time, as does a hair dryer.
Don't use a heat gun, too hot.
Gary
W0DVN
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> On Apr 12, 2017, at 5:12 PM, tfr001@myfairpoint.net wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm curious if any of you have had this same problem. When my Omni D was new
> (to me - bought it used) it would die after about 1 hour. By "die", I mean it
> would go pretty deaf and the transmit output would go nearly to zero. I fixed
> it by opening it up, reseating every circuit board, and tightening up all of
> the ground lugs I could find. That was about 3 months ago. It has now started
> to do it again. I'm interested to know if anyone solved it once and for all.
> Meanwhile, I can go do the reseating shuffle again. It's a bit of a pain to
> troubleshoot, because it's difficult to get it to occur with the covers off
> the rig - apparently heat sensitive.
>
> -Tom N1OOQ
>
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