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Ok....so Covid head is a real thing!!! The truth is, I did get Covid many months back and have still not recovered. It has been amazing to see how much it can affect the mind.

Anyway......
I went back and looked at the radio again this morning and what I did not notice the 1st time was that the audio chip has 10 pins and 1 pin is not used. With that, I checked it again this time on pin 9 (not 10) and did have 6.57vdc so I am assuming at this point that the audio chip is ok. The owner does not want to invest in a full recap at this point. It is the strangest thing. When I listen on 38lsb I get clear stations and expected signal strength on the s-meter but the volume remains low even on an external speaker. By "low" I mean at max volume it is at the same loudness as other radios at 2-3 (out of 10).

Sorry for the miss on the pin 9 measurement!!

<blockquote data-quote="Lkaskel" data-source="post: 777202" data-attributes="member: 50403">Ok....so Covid head is a real thing!!!&nbsp; The truth is, I did get Covid many months back and have still not recovered.&nbsp; It has been amazing to see how much it can affect the mind.Anyway......I went back and looked at the radio again this morning and what I did not notice the 1st time was that the audio chip has 10 pins and 1 pin is not used.&nbsp; With that, I checked it again this time on pin 9 (not 10) and did have 6.57vdc so I am assuming at this point that the audio chip is ok.&nbsp; The owner does not want to invest in a full recap at this point.&nbsp; It is the strangest thing.&nbsp; When I listen on 38lsb I get clear stations and expected signal strength on the s-meter but the volume remains low even on an external speaker.&nbsp; By &quot;low&quot; I mean at max volume it is at the same loudness as other radios at 2-3 (out of 10).Sorry for the miss on the pin 9 measurement!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lkaskel, post: 777202, member: 50403"] Ok....so Covid head is a real thing!!! The truth is, I did get Covid many months back and have still not recovered. It has been amazing to see how much it can affect the mind. Anyway...... I went back and looked at the radio again this morning and what I did not notice the 1st time was that the audio chip has 10 pins and 1 pin is not used. With that, I checked it again this time on pin 9 (not 10) and did have 6.57vdc so I am assuming at this point that the audio chip is ok. The owner does not want to invest in a full recap at this point. It is the strangest thing. When I listen on 38lsb I get clear stations and expected signal strength on the s-meter but the volume remains low even on an external speaker. By "low" I mean at [U]max volume[/U] it is at the same loudness as other radios at [U]2-3[/U] (out of 10). Sorry for the miss on the pin 9 measurement!! [/QUOTE]

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