Hi Gang,
It's been a while since I've been here. I hope this is the right place to ask this question. If not, please direct me to the area where I should. But, here's my situation. I have a Yeasu VX-170 HT that is around 11 years old or so. It has been infrequently used for those 11 years. But, I've recently re-entered the HAM world and, have been a bit more active in general radio use and conversations. This little HT has been a good little radio. But, just recently, I've developed a problem with it that, I think, I know the answer. It has the original battery in it. That battery has been cycled, or, discharged and recharged I don't know how many times, in the 11 years. What the problem is, is that, when I key up to call on almost any channel that I've programmed, the radio goes completely BLANK!
That is, the screen goes blank and, then, when I let off the PTT button, the radio comes back alive and, it's on a different channel. I re-find the channel I tried to call on and, hit the PTT again and,, BLANK. Then, it makes the same noise it always does when powering up after turning the radio on. Only, it goes to some channel that it likes or, whatever. Now, here's maybe a hint of the answer to the problem. Most of the channels that I have programmed, are programmed to transmit on the HIGH power setting. But, if I momentarily adjust the transmit power to LOW, it will not do what I'm describing and, will allow me to call whatever or whom ever I'm calling for. But, it's on very low power. If I put the power setting to MID level, again, the radio goes blank.
So, I have no other ideas other than, the battery is on its way out. The radio is fully charged or, so the LCD dial says. I have let that radio sit on the charger for however long the instructions say to. When I pull it off the charger, it will say over 8V. But it will settle down to about 7.4-7-2 not long after. But, even at 7.2 - 7.4V, when now hit the PTT button, it goes blank but, starts right back up. Now, if there's enough static in the air that the squelch is triggered, and I key the mic, it will go blank but, when it re-ignites, it does come back to that channel.
So, what say all? Is my battery just not powerful enough to use HIGH power when trying to transmit? I mean, even when I'm trying to transmit on simplex, 146.520, and not trying to trigger a repeater, it still goes blank. And again, even if I set the transmit power to MID level, even for simplex, it goes blank.
Battery?
Scott
It's been a while since I've been here. I hope this is the right place to ask this question. If not, please direct me to the area where I should. But, here's my situation. I have a Yeasu VX-170 HT that is around 11 years old or so. It has been infrequently used for those 11 years. But, I've recently re-entered the HAM world and, have been a bit more active in general radio use and conversations. This little HT has been a good little radio. But, just recently, I've developed a problem with it that, I think, I know the answer. It has the original battery in it. That battery has been cycled, or, discharged and recharged I don't know how many times, in the 11 years. What the problem is, is that, when I key up to call on almost any channel that I've programmed, the radio goes completely BLANK!
That is, the screen goes blank and, then, when I let off the PTT button, the radio comes back alive and, it's on a different channel. I re-find the channel I tried to call on and, hit the PTT again and,, BLANK. Then, it makes the same noise it always does when powering up after turning the radio on. Only, it goes to some channel that it likes or, whatever. Now, here's maybe a hint of the answer to the problem. Most of the channels that I have programmed, are programmed to transmit on the HIGH power setting. But, if I momentarily adjust the transmit power to LOW, it will not do what I'm describing and, will allow me to call whatever or whom ever I'm calling for. But, it's on very low power. If I put the power setting to MID level, again, the radio goes blank.
So, I have no other ideas other than, the battery is on its way out. The radio is fully charged or, so the LCD dial says. I have let that radio sit on the charger for however long the instructions say to. When I pull it off the charger, it will say over 8V. But it will settle down to about 7.4-7-2 not long after. But, even at 7.2 - 7.4V, when now hit the PTT button, it goes blank but, starts right back up. Now, if there's enough static in the air that the squelch is triggered, and I key the mic, it will go blank but, when it re-ignites, it does come back to that channel.
So, what say all? Is my battery just not powerful enough to use HIGH power when trying to transmit? I mean, even when I'm trying to transmit on simplex, 146.520, and not trying to trigger a repeater, it still goes blank. And again, even if I set the transmit power to MID level, even for simplex, it goes blank.
Battery?
Scott
