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May 10th 04, 08:45 AM

On 3 May 2004 21:10:18 -0700, (Dan) wrote:

I just got my first mobile, a used HTX-212 (45W on high power).. When
I have the car engine off the transmit bars only light up about half
way. When I drive they go up farther but I still have trouble hitting
the repeater while my HT hits it with no problem. Are these power
fluctuations normal?

After reading the other replies here, here's another test you could
do: Connect your radio to a (10A)PSU that's connected to the mains.
See if that cures your problem. If not, disconnect the antenna and use
a dummy load.
If the radio still behaves the way it does now when fed from a PSU and
using a 50 ohm dummy load I would strongly suspect a radio problem.