The TM-741 does NOT USE GREASE. It is a torqed flat-plane mount. Grease
will not hurt it although you do not need it. The TM-741A is known for
the PA going out because the RX PIN DIODE (RX Clamp) leaks (tunnel
effect) and shorts the RF to ground through the High Pass Filter taking
the PA with it. You MUST replace the RX PIN DIODE when replacing the PA
Module or it WILL happen again.

N4ATS

Mark Russo wrote:

If you ask the radio shack guy for a tube of heat sink compound and get
funny dumb, duh looks, well just look around for yourself, it's there.
good luck...

Good point. If replacing the module, pick up a tube of heat sink
grease at your local Radio Shack.

Dick - W6CCD

Dick wrote:

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:55:17 GMT, wrote:

In article ,
Dick wrote:

I burned out the 2-meter finals in my TM-741. You should be able to
buy a new RF module at http://www.rfparts.com/module.html If you are
handy with a soldering iron, it's not a difficult job. Just take your
time. BTW, the symptoms were very little RF power out. It was just
the driver feeding through the dead finals.

Dick - W6CCD

On 28 Dec 2003 20:04:23 -0800, (David) wrote:

We have a repeater close buy our house and i didn't know it but i
was talking on 2 meters with out an antenna but when i noticed it
was too late i think i burned the finals out it talks but it kickes
out and a loud hum comes through the speaker is it the module that
is out or something in the hole radio
please help me
Dave Wx5atx


I replaced a final module in a TM732 once and upon removing the bad
module I found NO heat grease on the heat sink. It was dry as a bone.

Dale, K9VUJ