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OCradioman wrote:

Thanks a lot! The problem did turn out to be the fuse contacts. I made
them a little tighter and problem solved!

OC-

I'm glad to hear the problem is solved.

After I posted, it occurred to me that you might also have a blown fuse
in the minus battery lead. The radio might still have power through the
antenna ground connection, but circuit resistance would be higher.

Fred
K4DII