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#1 - Read a radio prior to programming it, if at all possible. #1A - ALWAYS save the original codeplug. After you've saved it (in my world - once to the hard drive, 2nd time to a backup/thumb drive), then you can modify as you please, or write another codeplug (copy/clone) to it. You will always have something you can go back to or refer to. Vertex software is often a little funky. It will sometimes allow you to do things that shouldn't be done - ie: writing a codeplug for a "high side split" 450-512 Mhz radio into a unit that was originally built for the lower side 403-470 split. You can also run into some issues with a radio codeplug that was read from newer firmware not playing nice with a radio that still has older firmware in it - or vice versa. Are both radios the EXACT same model version? What does the sticker say? ie: VX-2200-G725? VX-2200 AG7H-50? There was an LTR trunking version of the VX-2200 if I recall, plus I think there was a hack or update that would allow some models of the VX-2200 to be flashed up to the LTR version. I'd also wonder if the radio that did 6.5 watts out of the box was a lower power version radio - because I don't think the high power units would go down that low. If the PA finals were blown out - you would probably get less than 1 watt from a high power radio. What did the software say the Frequency split and Firmware was on that radio? Can you still read the radio that's now powering down after a self-test?

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Gawd I hate politicians!!!! They tell me what radios i can use. The tell me what guns i can own (i know, not for this forum) But damnit, I dont hurt people I dont tell people what to think. Why cant Politicans just leave me alone!, Ok, thxank you for letting me vent! If thes dialog is innapropiate for this forum. PLEASE DELETE IT.