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Cobra 148 gtl-st gave out

dirtcrew51m

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Receives very good, listening to skip, talked couple months ago, suspicious nobody is hearing me, now no tx, radio is unmolested, stock, as far as I know, I never opened it, even red paint is still on screws, had it since new, I checked against 2 radios, I know finals are one thing to check first, ground is from board not chassis, tested in AM has original C2166 and C1969.
TR36 and TR38, specs are
TR36 RX 0 13.2 0v TX 0 7.2 .65v
TR38 RX 0 13.26 0v TX 0 7.13 .47v

My radio
TR36 RX 0 13.47 .17v TX 4.23 0 0v
TR38 RX 0 13.47 0 TX 0 0 .08v

The frequency is ok

Any point I should start looking?
Thanks

I put my super magnifiers on and found fresh flux, looks like there has been something removed from J3 and JA, near the power supply.
 
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