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But because this is a military radio, can it withstand high level of vibrations ?

@Radiogenes

7 ай бұрын

It is built to withstand shocks and bumps yeah. Think about having this radio on a vehicle stand 👍

I have never heard of anyone grounding a quartz crystal. They are not semiconductor devices and do not suffer from ESD. Indeed, not all semiconductor devices suffer, just those that contain FET transistors.

@Radiogenes

7 ай бұрын

I have seen many ham radios with all the quartz crystals soldered with a thin wire on top and then to ground. That is why

@deang5622

7 ай бұрын

@@Radiogenes If a manufacturer of a product hasn't put a ground wire to the crystal then why change the design of the product? The product performs adequately well without that ground wire. It must do, it's being used by the military in harsh conditions. Leave the design of the product as it is. If a manufacturer has put a ground wire on to it, again, leave it. If you remove it, replace it. You don't know what problem is being addressed by the ground wire. You also don't know the circuit design around the crystal is. Take your lead from the manufacturer of the radio.

Any Idea where to get a replacement Memory battery?

@Radiogenes

7 ай бұрын

I couldn’t find any. I think I would use a 3V coin cell with some diodes to drop the voltage until 2V or so 73!!!