Andrew VK3BFA wrote:

Erk - hi all,

you need to get a very basic book on radios, and read up the theory -
it will improve your fault finding no end. (probably mid 70's ARRL
handbook would be a good primer)

The sig gen is irrelevant at this stage - you have already proved that
by observation of the S meter during Cal (thats one of its functions
along with calibrating frequency)

Also, unconnected wires and/or smoke are a basic radio no no.

This is going to be hard --- to try and fix a radio by remote
control, but will give it a try if you want to persevere.

73 de VK3BFA Andrew

I'm not so sure that any book would help with a specific model problem.
After all, the OP is a licensed ham wih a callsign and *should* be
savvy enough to look for where the smoke came from.
At this point of troubleshooting it would seem that OP would be equally
served with a book on "Olifactory Recognition" inasmuch as an
electronics book. One cannot simply read a 30 year old ARRL Handbook
and fix a complicated modern radio.

-Bill