-=> On 01-02-98  08:32, Roy Witt said to Edgar Mckinney,<=-
-=>"About ICOM-2AT problems...,"<=-
-=> 29 Dec 97 14:45, Edgar Mckinney wrote to All:
 
Hi, Edgar;
 
 EM> I have an ICOM 2AT with the BNC connector "side" pins worn out and the
 
Sounds like it's seen a lot of heavy use, lots of switching antennas.
 
 EM> other night when I checked in the BLACK DIAMOND net the transmit
 EM> button was stuck in transmit mode and I pulled the battery case off to
 EM> keep the 145.370Mcs repeater from timming out. When I placed it back
 EM> on the radio was DEAD! and wont come back up!
 
 RW> When you pulled the battery, it may have shorted and blew the fuse,
 RW> inside.  Does it still have voltage?
 
Very possible.
 
 EM> Being on SSD it was the only radio I had.
 
I can relate to that, I am disabled also.
 
 EM> Does anyone know what happened and how to repair it or how much it
 EM> costs to get it repaired?
 
That depends mostly on who repairs it.  If you take it to a Ham who
has a well-equipped shack and is good at that kind of thing, (and has
lots of free time),  it might cost you only a few $$.  OTOH if you
take it to a commercial communications radio shop, it would probably
cost you less to get another good used radio.
 
 EM> The transmitt button has been kinda funky, When I turn the radio onto
 EM> its back or the opposite side of the XMT button it would key up and
 EM> also sometimes it would do it when it was sitting up right.
 
It sounds like a broken spring in the TR switch, (probably a
microswitch), or a mechanical problem conected with the PTT.  In all
probability the switch itself needs replacement.
 
 RW> Weird.  That radio has a micro-switch behind the key...could be a lot
 RW> of  things.  Have you ever had the covers off?
 
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