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  1. Didn't want to clutter up your MXT500 thread with any more off-topic, but it's pretty definitely the radio. 

    External meter agrees on voltage output from the PSU, and I took the Btech and the same antenna out to the garage ,stuck the antenna on top of my toolbox, and wired it to an extra car battery I have around (that stays float charged...it was pulled chasing a starting issue that ended up not being the battery), and it's doing the same thing.

    I also did some heavier testing on the radio last night in the wee hours...no fluctuation on low or mid power.  Also ran it through some longer transmit cycles a minute at a time with minimal breaks, enough to get the fan running.  It seems to lose power as heat builds, it'll bounce back kind of slowly if I unkey and key again, and  it eventually steadied out around 25 watts. 

    Transmit time is a lot less than receiving, and I rarely use high power as it is, so I'll probably just run it till it dies and either pitch it or use it as a scanner after that.  For on the air I'll just add an antenna switch so my 70cm vertex has access to both antennas.  Seems like a better option than digging out the MXT115 :D 

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      marcspaz

      That really stinks, my friend. Sorry to hear.  Did I read earlier that it's out of warranty due to age?  If it is under warranty, I would send it back, for sure.  Otherwise it's time to start shopping for a new rig.

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