[TenTec] "No Charge"

[Gary E. Norman]

>My son and i have first and second batch Model 555 Scouts from Ten Tec. 
>Over the past few months his has occasionally keyed itself unexpectedly
>which has been stopped by cycling the rig off then on.  Over time it has
>become a more frequent occurrence.

I had a 556 Argo do this several times last fall. It appeared to be a loose
12VDC power connector on the back of the radio that was momentarily
dropping the power (power loss spike?).  I made the connector more secure
and the problem appears to have stayed away.

Anybody elso experience this?

Gary Norman, W1PG
genorman@ix.netcom.com

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