Hello! I am having a issue with a Kenwood TK-250 transmitting. It worked fine last time I used it, probably a year ago, and now its not doing much of anything when I push the PTT button. When you push the transmit button, the red LED flashes once, screen goes blank and comes right back immediately. Not sure why its now doing this. The battery is fully charged. I have looked through the programming software and cannot find anything that would be associated with this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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HELP: Problem with Kenwood TK-250 Transmit
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This sounds to me like the battery has had it. They can indicate "fully charged" but in actually they are not capable of holding much of anything after a point.
Several hours on scan sounds about right. The transmitter really loads down the battery, even at low power.
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Yep, as the others said.
Receiving/scanning uses minimal power. When you try to transmit, it pulls a few amps and the battery tanks. You need to replace the battery with a new one.
Ah yes, the old "battery went south so I got a new one" trick.
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Get your radio aligned. A 6-8” helical is about as good as it gets for VHF, unless you buy a ham whacker antenna.
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The EXH series antennas work well at just over 10". Not insanely long, but better than the factory.
Just don't put the radio on your side. I'm 6'1" and it pokes me in the armpit.
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Just don't put the radio on your side. I'm 6'1" and it pokes me in the armpit.
https://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/laird-technologies-exh-150-mx-2021
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