I'll tell you JDB, and im sure you know this from being an auto mechanic; that it's ALWAYS that one thing that you keep looking at, and saying, "no, don't waste time considering this, it can't be the problem". LOL
Some pictures of that stryker in a thread that had the radio's name in the title would be a very cool addition to the forum.
they keep making radios, but the service info is getting harder to come by.
heck, uniden didnt even bother releasing any schematics of their new radios.
a good quality picture that can be zoomed in, of both sides of the PC board is a great resource.
most likely that radio is built upon the same chassis design as the RCI-2970N2, which you can find info on.
take a look and compare them. if they are the same, this is good info to put out there too.
A WORD OF CAUTION! these new SMT chassis do not like swing mods, even though you will find people out there doing them.
i have personally taken in more than 10 of these types of radios, all of them having strange performance issues, and the installed swing kit was the culprit.
the good news here is that you really don't need one. turn up the modulation pot inside the radio, set the deadkey range where you want it, and they will swing up pretty darn well with no mods at all.
i also discourage people from attempting mods and repairs on their SMT radios, as they are so easily ruined by the wrong soldering equipment.
another word of caution on these chassis is that because the tuning coils are so broadbanded, you can have a hard time finding a peak on some of them.
best advice is to put the thing on frequency, and just adjust the pots for the performance you want. then just leave it alone.
glad to hear you are sticking around.
LC
