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For several years, I've had a Yaesu FT-2800 installed in my pickup, a 2004 Silverado. The radio has fallen into disuse over the last couple years, due to the radio intermittently causing my oil pressure to drop to zero when the microphone is keyed.
The issue isn't easily replicated, though. My oil pressure doesn't always drop every time I transmit, and doesn't do it on the same channels.
I've had a Motorola shop look at it, as well as the shop that installed the radio originally. Both came up with dead ends for the cause.
The radio is run on a relay, switched with the ignition, and the antenna (1/4 wave) is a permanent mount NMO on the roof. The antenna cable is run between the roof and headliner, down the passenger side A pillar and under the dash.
What am I missing, folks? Is it maybe something blatantly obvious that I'm looking right at and is an easy fix? What would the risks be with running the radio as is? The truck has 214,000 miles on it, so I'm not going to spend a ton of time or money on it.
It sure would be nice to have it fixed, though. Otherwise, think I'd be further ahead using it as a scanner or removing it?
Any ideas or help are greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post.
The issue isn't easily replicated, though. My oil pressure doesn't always drop every time I transmit, and doesn't do it on the same channels.
I've had a Motorola shop look at it, as well as the shop that installed the radio originally. Both came up with dead ends for the cause.
The radio is run on a relay, switched with the ignition, and the antenna (1/4 wave) is a permanent mount NMO on the roof. The antenna cable is run between the roof and headliner, down the passenger side A pillar and under the dash.
What am I missing, folks? Is it maybe something blatantly obvious that I'm looking right at and is an easy fix? What would the risks be with running the radio as is? The truck has 214,000 miles on it, so I'm not going to spend a ton of time or money on it.
It sure would be nice to have it fixed, though. Otherwise, think I'd be further ahead using it as a scanner or removing it?
Any ideas or help are greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post.