I was having a nice quiet Saturday. So, why not recap this Cobra 146 GTL I happen to have lying around?
Recap seems to go well, everything facing the right way, etc, so let's fire it up!
Bad LED on channel readout, no RX or PA audio, weird transmit problem with nothing showing on meter, but trace on the scope.
LED problem fixed with reflow of the darned 90 degree connection they used in this radio. No audio took a bit longer, turned out to be one of the pins on the audio amp chip hadn't...
Frustration leads to unexpected repair
Recap seems to go well, everything facing the right way, etc, so let's fire it up!
Bad LED on channel readout, no RX or PA audio, weird transmit problem with nothing showing on meter, but trace on the scope.
LED problem fixed with reflow of the darned 90 degree connection they used in this radio. No audio took a bit longer, turned out to be one of the pins on the audio amp chip hadn't...
Frustration leads to unexpected repair