COMMON FAULTS FOUND ON THE FT290R
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NO RF O/P : PA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If it is not PA (the most likely cause) then check diode D24 in aerial
switching, check for L2012 physically shorting to copper screen, and check
driver Q2021 and R69.

OFF FREQUENCY RX + TX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If this is just a couple of KHz then realign PLL local osc. If it is several
KHz (possibly 10-12) off frequency then suspect PLL local osc xtal X02
(18.7414MHz).

OFF FREQUENCY FM TX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Realign L1002 (FM TX osc coil). If frequency error is significant then
suspect xtal X1001.

ERRATIC FREQUENCY JUMPS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check X02 as above.

DRIFTING
~~~~~~~~
Check -6.8v. rail, and check Q05 on REG unit if this is missing.

POOR SQUELCH OPERATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check Q1019 (MC3357P) and D32 in squelch circuitry.

POOR QUALITY FM RX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Xtal X1003 (11.265MHz).

ERRATIC TUNING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The tuning step switch.

TUNING JUMPS
~~~~~~~~~~~~
The tuning step switch.

INTERMITTENT TX+RX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check TX/RX relay. Check alignment of VCO in PLL.

NO AUDIO O/P
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check audio IC Q1027. Also check to see if the reverse polarity diode is
blown, as reverse polarity causes failure of this IC.

CONTINUOUS CW OR NO CW TX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check Q2010 (MC14001B). Also check the wire to the key socket is not s/c or
broken, as this can happen when the battery compartment is taken in and out.

LOW SENSITIVITY RX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check T1001 Ae. i/p coil, D25 in aerial switching and RF amp.

LOW SENSITIVITY ON A UNIT WITH A MUTEK BOARD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check for loose strands from the braid of the Mutek board's coax shorting out
the connecting pins on the Mutek board. Then check BF980 in Mutek board.

FADING LCD DISPLAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dismantle LCD display unit and clean the rubber connecting strip and the PCB
it makes contact to.

CRACKLING NOISE ON TX AUDIO (FM ONLY)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q2004 mic amp IC.

CRACKLING NOISE ON TX+RX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check X3001 (5.76MHz) in PLL.

MELTED NICADS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Replace DC i/p socket (and nicads). This fault can also occur as a result of
using a DC input plug which is not quite the correct diameter or length,
because the batteries are then not disconnected when DC is plugged in.

POOR SSB TX (NON-LINEAR)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If the PA has gone non-linear, then replace the PA and change R70 from 390R
to 270R.


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