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Default WJ 8617B not saving settings when powered OFF

My WJ 8618B will save all settings....freq, BW, etc when power is turned OFF
and then back ON again. I also have a WJ 8617A that does not save the
settings. When it is turned OFF and then ON again the settings return to
20mhz AM setting. Can I get this radio to retain stored settings when
powered OFF and then back ON again?
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olfart wrote:
My WJ 8618B will save all settings....freq, BW, etc when power is turned OFF
and then back ON again. I also have a WJ 8617A that does not save the
settings. When it is turned OFF and then ON again the settings return to
20mhz AM setting. Can I get this radio to retain stored settings when
powered OFF and then back ON again?


Hi,

You might try joining the "Premium Rx" group:
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Quite a few Watkins-Johnson owners there.

73,
Ed Knobloch
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Default WJ 8617B not saving settings when powered OFF

I already am a member of Premium RX, but tnx for the reply. I figured the
radio had a backup battery, but couldn't find it. Found my answer on Premium
RX....installed missing battery and now all OK
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olfart wrote:
My WJ 8618B will save all settings....freq, BW, etc when power is turned
OFF and then back ON again. I also have a WJ 8617A that does not save the
settings. When it is turned OFF and then ON again the settings return to
20mhz AM setting. Can I get this radio to retain stored settings when
powered OFF and then back ON again?


Hi,

You might try joining the "Premium Rx" group:
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Quite a few Watkins-Johnson owners there.

73,
Ed Knobloch



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Default WJ 8617B not saving settings when powered OFF

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olfart wrote:
My WJ 8618B will save all settings....freq, BW, etc when power is turned OFF
and then back ON again. I also have a WJ 8617A that does not save the
settings. When it is turned OFF and then ON again the settings return to
20mhz AM setting. Can I get this radio to retain stored settings when
powered OFF and then back ON again?


Look at both radios and see if you can find a small battery (similar to
those on a PC's motherboard for instance). If so the one in the 8617A
is dead. A large capacitor could also hold enough juice for a few days
of memory, but this is less likely than a battery. If the 8617A has no
battery and the 8618B does, perhaps you could copy the battery
connections into the 8617A.

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