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old YAESU FT815 - no sound, no xmit - got manual?
so over 10 years ago I got this ft-815 - a UHF handheld, small and
decent - and best of all i was able to mod it so i could listen to my local PD. i used it off and on for a few years and then got sidetracked by other gear and other things. eventually, i had lost the battery's charger (battery was FNB-25), so I just used my Alinco DJ-580T thinking I'd eventually get the charger for the FNB25 - but i never did. recently I dug both radios out, and got some cables and so on from radio shack and got them both pwoered up. BUT - While the Yaesu will actually still charge (from the DC Power port up top & no idea for how long it will hold) - I cannot get much sound out of it, its almost like its being told to broadcast at 10% output. I also hooked up a speaker-mic thinking the speaker was rotted or soemthing, same result. but it beeps, and tones, and so on, I lost the manual, so I've been playing with it - set some channels, and tried to xmit - that was bad as well, it barely sent through static. no matter what i do, there's an S in the bottom of the screen, and it blinks when i set channels or do other things - i cant help but wonder if its some kinda squelch which is keeping the sound muted. when i power it up, it seems to work fine, when i press the transmit the light will go red just for 1/2 a second, then it still acts like its xmitting, but the light goes out and only quiet static on the other end - and the receive is really muted. IDEAS ANYONE? before I pitch it, I'd love some ideas - if no one has any, I guess i'll put it on eBay for parts or give it to someone who wants to fix the Alinco's rapid charger - any comments accepted... richard N0TZC PS - if anyone has a copy of rht FT815 Manual - please let me know or email it! Thanks! |
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