Ranger Recent Questions, Troubleshooting Help & Support

could be a number of different problems causing this. I would start with your microphone make sure it is working. it is responsible for transmit & recieve. next check to see if the memory battery is dead this will also cause this problem. next check the regulators in the radio to see if they are supplying voltage.next check voltages in different parts of radio to see if all stages are recieving power follow these steps and something will show up also check your switching diodes to see if they are bad the diodes responsible for x-mit & r-mit of transceiver.

You put it on the CPU board, its called a (E-CHIP) if yours did not come with one, may be hard to find...You have to have a good steady soldering hand to do it. Have not done any of these, but did a few 2900 DX. ... hope this was helpful...

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Instructions

Connect one end of your coaxial cable to the output port on your SSB Transmitter. Connect the other end of the cable to the coaxial input port on your RF demodulator.

Connect one end of your 1/4 inch audio cable to the audio output port on your RF modulator. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the audio input jack on your amplifier.

Turn on your SSB transmitter, RF modulator and amplifier. Adjust your SSB transmitter modulation by adjusting the knob on your RF

When you say it starts but doesn't stay running does that mean it goes right back off or does it go off random. If it goes right back off it could be several different things such as bad soldier or voltage regulator. If it does it at random I'd say first thing look for bad soldier around regulator its on the side of the radio 3 legs attached to side. One of these legs will get unattached because of using your side screws and tighting them to tight.

RCI is part of the Galaxy company based in San Diego, California---A call there may resolve how if possible to do this--if built into the radio it may be possible to defeat it---if someone added it then it will be a part very close to the speaker jack on rear of the unit.

the radio needs to be aligned. The VCO may be unlocked.

What ever is not in alignment is off ever so slightly so that when you turn it on, its off freq, but once it warms up it is on, because some parts will slightly change values due to heat or temperature change.

It may also be a resistor that is loosing its value some where in the mixing circuit. Its off until it gets warm because it is going bad.

If you know what you are doing you can track it down with an ohm meter. Each color code is a different value. If the resistor is not what the code says it is, then there is a problem.

You should take it to a tech to have it aligned. In most cases, because its of and or the VCO is off, it can drift until its been aligned again and the VCO is locked up.

If radio checked good it is either a bad antenna or a short on the coax from it to the radio.

Check RF transistor may have leakage, "probably won't show up on a regular meter, carefully inspect board for bad solder connections, buy semiconductor cold spray may help tracking faulty part.

security code 4 the ranger bluetooth ?? 0000 . all zeros..

• Here is a manual for you http://minus.com/mjhfSTe2l It is the manual for the 2985 and 2995

• Hope this helps.

Regards, Tony

• http://www.rangerusa.com/pdf/RCI298595DX_A.pdf

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Regards, Tony