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Jan112010
Crash Caused by Low Voltage?
David Coursey, N5FDL Mon, January 11, 2010 at 4:44PM First word from Yaesu is that the crashes experienced with the FTM-350R are caused by low supply voltage. That is a possibility with my temporary wiring in the vehicle and I am investigating.
Basically, I have power running from the battery to the rear deck. Usually, the radio is mounted right there at a Powerpole block. But the short control head cable requires me to use all of the supplied power cable with the 350 and that could be the issue.
I am working on this issue and will report back.
Reader Comments (1)
Icom's 706MKIIG is very sensitive to low voltage and I generally run it on battery power with a battery booster to keep it happy. It does not crash, just shuts down. But this could be what happened as the folks at Yaesu told you. Thanks for reporting on this radio as I'm keeping an eye on it.
Amir K9CHP