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Midland 202M (77-202A) No TX / Good RX

Dodgem250

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Apr 6, 2008
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I have a Midland 202M that has great receive but the transmit has failed. I see that someone has replaced the driver with a Motorola HEP-S3049 which is a ECG295. The original part was stuck inside the radio and it was a C2314. I also found that R318 was missing, and this I can see what clearly due to a burn up, so, I replaced the resistor, but, still no transmit, just a 4 watt key with back swing on audio. I ran it to the SWR/Mod/Power meter but no readings at all.

I have no meter swing on either TX or RX, however, I did get it to key about 4 watts and then it would swing backwards, which I know is not a big deal when your radio is overmoding, BUT... this unit is not TX'ing at all? So, does this sound like a bad final? Any help would be great.

Thanks!
 

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    Hello gentlemen and Ladies. I have the dreaded RCI-2990 receive issue where my radio gets distorted when people get close to my location. I found the C90 Capacitor, but I can not for the life of me find the C89 capacitor. Can or does anyone have a picture of the exact location of C89 ? Thank you in advance, Wes
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    I put it in the general disscution help area and started a new thread. Thank you for letting me know.