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Cobra 29 WX NW ST sudden SWR issue

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Hello All,

So Ive been runnin this set up for awhile now

Cobra 29 WX NW ST - 18' Wilson RG8 coax - 60" firestik

All of a sudden my buddy says he cant hear me TX, but I can still RX fine. So I check my SWR on the internal meter and its more perfect than normal. Changed the tip on the antenna just to see if it got bad, but even with the antenna removed the internal meter shows perfect SWR. OK so I got an issue. So I grab my DOSY TR-1000 and check SWR again and I cant even get the needle on the Dosy to swing to the CAL-SET marking.So I yanked the radio and installed my old Cobra29 LTD. SWR returned to normal and all is well. Could my final transistor be popped? Is there an easy way to tell if it is, using a DVOM? The radio is bone stock and bout 3 yrs old.
 
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I hadnt had a problem with my DOSY yet. Are they known to have problems? Or they otherwise not good?
 
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