{"id":11929,"date":"2024-11-19T19:26:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/?p=11929"},"modified":"2024-11-19T19:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:56:40","slug":"hurray-quarter-century-old-th-22-at-has-switched-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/hurray-quarter-century-old-th-22-at-has-switched-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurray! Quarter Century Old TH-22 AT Has Switched on!"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NATNJ5VHSno?si=dh0PRx4yRRDHchIG\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My quarter century old TH-22 AT hand held radio had been in shelf for quite long. Battery pack was misplaced and I had a battery box supplied by the manufacturer. Stock rubber duck antenna was also misplaced. When I tried with four dry cells in the battery box, it would not get switched on. On opening up the radio, I found that the battery contact for the battery box had broken and one piece was missing. The connectors were also corroded. Now I have tested by connecting an external battery box and an external power jack and to my surprise, the handheld transceiver got switched on! Next step is to find out an antenna and test the radio in full.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My quarter century old TH-22 AT hand held radio had been in shelf for quite long. Battery pack was misplaced and I had a battery box supplied by the manufacturer. Stock rubber duck antenna was also misplaced. When I tried with four dry cells in the battery box, it would not get switched on. 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