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Hi Everyone,
Well, I was able to get the radio to function correctly and now I can do the alignment and man was it way off!!!!

Most of the alignment went fine until I got to the transmit power area. The 1st issue was that I could not get the finals to adjust to the correct ma reading. The driver adjusted fine. When I went to the finals I could get one final to adjust to 50ma but when the second one "turned on" the ma reading would jump to 300+ma. I could never get it to adjust to 100ma for both finals. Second, the power is way down on this radio. It will only adjust to 4.5watts on am and I can only get about 11 watts pep on SSB. It feels like one of the finals is dead.

I am using the alignment procedures for the 98VHP as I could not find and service docs for the 99v2.

Any thoughts on my findings or suggestions on a better alignment process for this radio?

Thanks as always!!!

<blockquote data-quote="Lkaskel" data-source="post: 781008" data-attributes="member: 50403">Hi Everyone,Well, I was able to get the radio to function correctly and now I can do the alignment and man was it way off!!!!Most of the alignment went fine until I got to the transmit power area.&nbsp; The 1st issue was that I could not get the finals to adjust to the correct ma reading.&nbsp; The driver adjusted fine.&nbsp; When I went to the finals I could get one final to adjust to 50ma but when the second one &quot;turned on&quot; the ma reading would jump to 300+ma.&nbsp; I could never get it to adjust to 100ma for both finals.&nbsp; Second, the power is way down on this radio.&nbsp; It will only adjust to 4.5watts on am and I can only get about 11 watts pep on SSB.&nbsp; It feels like one of the finals is dead.I am using the alignment procedures for the 98VHP as I could not find and service docs for the 99v2.Any thoughts on my findings or suggestions on a better alignment process for this radio?Thanks as always!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lkaskel, post: 781008, member: 50403"] Hi Everyone, Well, I was able to get the radio to function correctly and now I can do the alignment and man was it way off!!!! Most of the alignment went fine until I got to the transmit power area. The 1st issue was that I could not get the finals to adjust to the correct ma reading. The driver adjusted fine. When I went to the finals I could get one final to adjust to 50ma but when the second one "turned on" the ma reading would jump to 300+ma. I could never get it to adjust to 100ma for both finals. Second, the power is way down on this radio. It will only adjust to 4.5watts on am and I can only get about 11 watts pep on SSB. It feels like one of the finals is dead. I am using the alignment procedures for the 98VHP as I could not find and service docs for the 99v2. Any thoughts on my findings or suggestions on a better alignment process for this radio? Thanks as always!!! [/QUOTE]

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