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vx5r not working??

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dxing440

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Apr 10, 2011
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My radio is 14 years old, and been super tuff, tonight i checked in to the local net,fine no problems. During round table comments I keyed up, and (only) the freq display started blinking, but not the battery display, the scale says it was keyed up, but i could change frequincies, bands, vfo to mem,manually key in frequincies, turn on/off,took the battery out/in, go thru all 43 menus,like nuthing was wrong. BUT no RECEIVE at all, total silence.
Then after 5 or so min, it started workin again, now its fine, (till it happens again). Any Ideas? Same ever happen to anyone elses?
Thanks in advance Mark
WOW 10 min later it has started again!
 

It is a new battery, bout 8 months old, charged it last night, says its 7.6v I even plugged it up to see if it had enuff volts,(same thing). Plugged in the mic (same thing) Ive ran the batt lower with no problems. Overheating? IDK it hasnt been on all day till about 5pm then net at 8, and i`ve left it on so long (many times) that it will run the batt down. This has never happened.
Even tried the AA batt pack 4.5v (same thing)
I guess i got my $360 out of it, since 2000, only replaced the antenna, Thx to my dog, in 2004 and battery in 2012. DEFINATELY will buy buy another yasue. Thx 4 the response, may look at sending it to be repaired.
 

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