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W6ZPC	Rating: 3/5	Nov 21, 2009 05:39	Send this review to a friend!
Failed after less than two years			Time owned: more than 12 months
Had I written this 24 hours ago I would have given it five of five. But after less than two years of service, my VX 170 failed yesterday morning. The first thing I noticed was the on screen voltage display which read 3.3 volts. Figuring the batteries had been drained, I plugged in my 3-amp power supply. The reading rose to 5.5. Removing the battery pack from the radio didn't change the reading with the power supply. The audio on receive remained strong and I felt that perhaps the circuitry which provides the voltage display was faulty. I tried to transmit, but the signal was weak. Later in the evening when I checked it on a watt meter it failed to transmit at all. I measured the voltage coming out of the battery pack, it was normal. I measured the voltage at the end of the cable connecting the power supply to the radio, and it was normal. I tried the radio using a car cord with the same result. As far as I can tell I have a dead HT. It gave me great service for less than two years and as I said before, had I written this 24 hours ago I would have given it five of five, but now...
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