the RX light stays lit.
Probably the smartest thing to check first.
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the RX light stays lit.
That is very typical of the Jackson. Every one that I have seen does that. You will see good forward peak numbers, but the average swings backwards on AM.Alright men, here is my update (after being out of town for work for a few weeks). I decided to start with a re-cap as that would need to be done anyway. Don't you know, after that it began transmitting. YAY!!!! The alignment doc (service manual) I downloaded had a number of errors in it but I was able to get it through an alignment as well. The only issue I see is that on AM transmit it the power shows a backwards reading on my bird meter when I set it to 10 watts (per the manual). I re-aligned the transmit section again and the only way it will forward drive is if I set it to 5 watts. I am wondering if the alignment specs are not right. The manual I used is from CBTricks President/Jackson.