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    new texas star DX1600

    nope same when cold or warm but most do drop with high heat i don't stay hammered on it to get it real hot not trying to cook dinner on it haha
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    new texas star DX1600

    jumpers good grounds are good tower and antenna are grounded with 4 grounding rods swr is flat and running at 15 volts
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    new texas star DX1600

    so i have a DX1600 and its lazy because it will key up and then slowly climb in power i have it hooked up to a 220v 300 amp power supply at times it keys up full power and other times it keys up and then climbs to full power what is causing that and how can i fix it
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    Amp swap.

    they are not fake they are not even toshiba they are what some think DEI Ranger did the same thing with black painted ones also i also think they are DEI but Ranger was smart about it because people that abused them and blew them up gave them a bad rep and to cut down on all the bs Ranger just...
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    Magnum s6NX

    Wanted magnum s6NX
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    Magnum S-980

    what was the the fix
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    RM italy 300p

    okay 81 views and no help i figured it out myself it was the tr3 preamp transistor it tested good in the circuit but when taken out it tested bad it was keeping the preamp relay engaged like it was in transmit even though it wasn't the main keying relay worked good the ssb delay was fine and...
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    RM italy 300p

    so a friend of mine has a 300p and receive stopped so i took it and had the keying relay transistor replaced thinking it was was bad and it worked fine on the bench then we hook it up in my buddys car and he keys a couple times with it on a Uniden 980 said to be keying 1.3 watts and we notice...
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    Texas Star 500v

    right it works otherwise so just trying to get it figured out
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    Texas Star 500v

    no its to do with the relay or keying transistor it dose it without a radio being connected to it so no RF going to the amp
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    Texas Star 500v

    no it went form working to not and then replaced the fuses and the relay stays on when the amp is turned on and back off when its turned off if it was a ground loop it would have done it before now
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    Texas Star 500v

    yeah i think its the keying transistor i got a hold of john at galaxy i have to call him back later today but that would he thinks as well
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    Texas Star 500v

    okay so what's happening is the relay is turning on as soon as the amp is turned on i tapped on it to see if i could get it to break the contact and the meter light went out and it moved very little but still making contact so i turned it off and the relay went to the off position and as soon as...
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    Texas Star 500v

    ill try that but its new so it shouldn't do that so soon i did take the cover off and look inside it seems to look okay ? ill get a pic and show you i can take the cover off the relay and look at it to while im at it i agree it has to be relay related as its not clicking like it should could the...
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    Texas Star 500v

    i thought that too but it keys on and off am just fine but receive is out as soon as i turn the amp on and comes back as soon as i turn the amp off
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    Texas Star 500v

    when i turn on the 500v the receive cuts out what can cause this power output from the amp is normal but when the delay is pushed in for SSB it don't delay turn the amp off and receive comes back
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    WTB magnum s980 or s9-350

    looking for a magnum s980 or s9-350 in good shape and not hacked up or beat to death thanks
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    weather band

    yeah i agree for sure
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    weather band

    okay thanks
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    weather band

    i get that but a friend of mine was asking if there is a kit that can be had to put it in the radio so there is no need to have a separate scanner