I did probably the dumbest thing ive done in a long time today...............I have a radio rack in my office and on it i have a Maxar 80 and a scanner, but only one anntenna. So i power up the Maxar and grab the mic "not remembering that i had the scanner hooked up to the anntenna" and keyed it up and started trying to talk to my buddys.........................well now it only receves, doesent transmit. The Transmit light comes on but it wont transmit out.............................................any Ideas?
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Motorola Maxar 80
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It is a crystal bound radio that was pretty low cost even in its day. Based on an eBay search, it's probably not worth repairing, since there are several listed for $25.00 or less maxar items - Get great deals on 2-Way Radios, Walkie Talkies, Ham Radio items on eBay.com! I don't see where it is able to do narrow-band so depending on what you're using it for, you may want to simply upgrade it with something more recent.
You blew out the finals on the transmitter.. Chuck it in the garbage, Its not worth fixing. With the plethora of programmable radios on the market its not worth anything
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if it makes you feel better, the finals were on their way out anyway or they would not have blown that quick. but i agree, it is not worth repair. we won't even change mic cords on them anymore, the cord alone is worth more than the radio.
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As mentioned before - eBay. Put it up as a tech special and someone will take it off your hands. One thing to do before you take a picture of it, get an old tooth brush and clean it up. People who see filthy and dirty radios (even if they are dead), tend to get very little money for them. If it looks good, they will probably buy it for parts.
Honestly. Maxar80s are not even going on Ebay right now they have about a dozen at $19-25 buy it nows and they havent moved.
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Parts.
Who needs the parts if everyone else is throwing them in the trash when they die? I'd just throw the damned thing away and buy something newer.
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I know that most people tend to trash old equipment, but some people still like the simplicity of the older units. Even though I don't use it, I still have a Mocat CB radio that works. Also, just check out member signatures and you will see that a lot of them still use (or at least claim to) old and antiquated equipment (even the hams still use tube equipment!).
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