RT-1439 manual operation.... need some help

[CanonNinja]

Got my radio today, pretty cool little setup. Checks out GOOD and everything seems to be ok. However, I need some help from those with the radios and have played with em.


Basically, I cant get the radio to reprogram the channels for manual operation. Going by the TM i have, in Single Channel mode, SQ on, even on the MAN channel, I cant clear out the memory and program my own frequency lists. Seems like my keypad is INOP Any help would be great

 

[papakb]

I had problems with my keypad too when I first got the 1439. I took the keypad off and cleaned it with a little isopropyl alcohol. Worked fine afterwards. Find a salvaged front panel and play with the keypad to get a feel for how to do it. You might check with Steve Haney up in Godley for a panel.



Kurt

 

[emmado22]

Make sure the Function switch is in the LOAD (LD) setting before trying to program it.

 

[serial14]

On my radio I do the following.

Single Channel, MAN channel, hit FREQ button, hit clear button, type freq( all 5 digits), hit ENT button.

What I've never figured out is if you can program channels 1-5 manually through the front panel, or if you have to use a computer loader. If anybody knows how that'd be sweet. It'd be even nicer if you could manually program a frequency hopping channel through the front panel.

 

[emmado22]

I say again...
Make sure the Function switch is in the LOAD (LD) setting before trying to program it.

You can program the 5 single channel freq's thru the keyboard no problem To do crypto for Freq Hop, you need a crypto device with current crypto, so thats not going to happen.

 

[CanonNinja]

emmado, you da man! thanks!


And after pressing the keys pretty hard, the keypad seems to be working fine now. Going to look for a new front panel and knobs soon, almost everything, down to my VIC 1 and control boxes look NOS with current CARC, but the radio has seen some use.