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You have a good radio, but one that is VERY prone to getting cold solder joints in and around the VCO section. If you're comfortable with soldering you can easily repair this yourself. Remove the top cover on the radio to reveal the solder side of the pc board and push on the pc board with a non-metallic object (a sharpie marker works great here) If it is a cold solder joint, you will hear your radio kick in and out of receive. You could also key the microphone while pushing and watch for the transmitter to kick in. When it does, you can keep pushing around lightly and find the sweet spot. When you find the sweet spot, resolder all connections in that area.


If you look carefully, a cold solder joint can be easy to spot. It will appear a dull grayish color while a good solder joint will appear shiny. The poke test works 99% of the time though.