ok hey thanks. He has a radio in need of repair.he tried his switch ,it works fine.but if we hit a snag i will ask for that person to get 1.thank you againThe power switch fused itself in the closed position.
The 980 switches all of the lower current circuits via the on/off switch.
If the power switch is stuck closed it will stay on, appear to receive and will even transmit but you won't hear anyone because the volume wiper is still set to minimum.
If your guy can't get the on/off volume assembly I might be able to put you in contact with someone that can get you one.