Just bought a FT-9 - anything to lookout for?

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07-22-2014, 03:21 PM

You can get solid state replacements for vibrators for car radios like yours at places like
http://www.tubesandmore.com/search/node/vibrator
They say to replace the buffer cap as well.

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RE: Just bought a FT-9 - anything to lookout for? - by wa2ise - 07-22-2014, 03:21 PM

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