First things first, have you tried reseating the connectors? IIRC, that is no positive latching of the connector to the radio board.
Give that a shot. 73, Randy WF5X On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Bob Poortinga <[email protected]<bobp%[email protected]> > wrote: > > > After almost 3 years of faithful service, my T2-135 has gone deaf. Not > completely deaf, just mostly deaf. When first installed it decoded most > everything it heard. Now it only decodes the strongest, clearest signals. > For example, after a two week round trip from Indiana to Colorado, it added > about 25 stations to my Nuvi. I would normally get at least a couple of > hundred stations. This is becoming problematic because it really interferes > with the ability to send and receive APRS messages. > > I have tried removing the radio from the car and attaching it to a base > antenna and power supply with no difference in decoding ability observed. > I know the radio is receiving properly becuase I can see the S-meter jump > and hear the audio when not in digital mode. I have also updated the > firmware which made no difference. > > This is a version 2.1 model. Is there an input cap on this thing that > might have gone bad? Is there anything else that might be causing this > issue? Should I just consider it's time to replace a 3 year old piece > of equipment? > > -- > Bob Poortinga K9SQL <http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobpoortinga> > Bloomington, Indiana US > >
