Hello. I recently purchased an Astro Spectra dashmount/W3 radio. On high power, it's putting out the correct 25 watts, but on low, it's only doing 2 watts. Is it possible that the low power setting was changed in the tuner software or is this likely a hardware failure? Should I look for someone that knows these radios to run it through some checks to see if it's functioning properly?
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Astro Spectra question
- Thread starter W2PSK
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MTS2000des
5B2_BEE00 Czar
IIRC there were some MPs that were designated as "Motorcycle radios" and limited to 10 watts. ASSuming this is an MP, someone could have monkeyed with the tuning, or it could be a failing PA/IPA. Either way, these are 20+ year old radios so a full bench alignment would not hurt.
It's the W3, in-dash model. 25 watts out on high and 10 watts out on low.
