Hi,

I bought an ALinco DR 590 dual band amature radio at a hamfest. It is a
mobile. Got it home, hooked it up, everything on the display lit up. I
mean everything, even things that were not supposed to. The frequency
number has stange lines in it. It was not usable.

Some items of test equipment have a display 'test mode' where every
digit and LED/LCD segment are switched on either in sequence or at the
same time as a function check. I have three items of test equipment that
do just that on demand, so it could be that your rig was simply strutting
its stuff.

As for the socket coming away, again it may be meant to. Perhaps the
terminal plugs into the assembly just behind it.


Cheers - Joe