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middaughcorey(at)hotmail.
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 10:16 am Post subject: Yak 55m Radio

New Friends,



My radio went out over the weekend, it does not receive or transmit.  The head set goes quite when the push-to-talk button is pressed.  Any ideas?  Any radios available for sale?



Thank you,



Corey Middaugh 



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mark.bitterlich(at)navy.m
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 2:21 pm Post subject: Yak 55m Radio

Does it have any static at all when you turn off the squelch switch?   If it is totally TOTALLY dead, check the fuse.  You will have to remove the radio to check it.



There are places to get it repaired... maybe.  Someone else can comment.   If you can find one used, that is one option.  In the end, the best thing to do is to replace it with a western made radio.



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New Friends,



My radio went out over the weekend, it does not receive or transmit.  The head set goes quite when the push-to-talk button is pressed.  Any ideas?  Any radios available for sale?



Thank you,



Corey Middaugh



206 200 0862

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middaughcorey(at)hotmail.
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 2:32 pm Post subject: Yak 55m Radio

Thank you for the feedback and brainstorming



It does have static with the fuse in and quite when not.  No change in sound  if the antenna is plugged in or not.  Does not receive i.e. atis, does not transmit, but does go quite when the push to talk is “pushed”, no sound in headset.  plug receptacles look good, clean and tight.  (2) headsets tried.  



What is a good western radio that will fit out foot print?



Thank you



Corey

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		   On May 4, 2015, at 3:20 PM, Bitterlich, Mark G CIV NAVAIR, WD <mark.bitterlich(at)navy.mil> wrote:

 

 

 

 Does it have any static at all when you turn off the squelch switch?   If it is totally TOTALLY dead, check the fuse.  You will have to remove the radio to check it.

 

 

 

 There are places to get it repaired... maybe.  Someone else can comment.   If you can find one used, that is one option.  In the end, the best thing to do is to replace it with a western made radio.

 

 

 

 

 

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 From: owner-yak-list-server(at)matronics.com [owner-yak-list-server(at)matronics.com] on behalf of COREY MIDDAUGH [middaughcorey(at)hotmail.com]

 Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 2:16 PM

 To: yak-list(at)matronics.com

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 New Friends,

 

 My radio went out over the weekend, it does not receive or transmit.  The head set goes quite when the push-to-talk button is pressed.  Any ideas?  Any radios available for sale?

 

 Thank you,

 

 Corey Middaugh

 

 206 200 0862

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mark.bitterlich(at)navy.m
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 6:10 am Post subject: Yak 55m Radio

Cory, my GUESS is that you have lost the PLL (Phase Lock Loop) board.  This is the part of the circuit that locks the radio on frequency.   It will not transmit without this board working, but will make static noise although it will not receive signals.  I've seen this happen in a few of these radios.   The circuit boards are able to be changed if you can find a spare with something else wrong with it.  You will need to change the connector on the coax, to a "real" BNC, and now would be a good time to replace it as well, but that is not totally necessary.  Use RG-142B/U if you do make a new run.



Stay away from Becker radios.  Some have had success with them, most do not.  Very susceptible to noise.



Otherwise, it is a matter of tracing out the pins on the radio plug and then fabricating a new mount.



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