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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>Hi All</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_969
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align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_968><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>I was using the Anan 100 2 days ago and
suddenly my tx audio went very distorted and very low.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_971
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: ; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: block; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"
align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_970><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>I tried cycling power etc but it
was still distorted.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_973
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: ; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: block; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"
align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_972><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>I then left it switched off for a short
while and swapped microphones then tried again and all worked
fine.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_983
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align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_982><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>The same thing has happened this evening
but this was with the 2nd microphone.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_985
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: ; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: block; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"
align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_984><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>I immediately swapped mic's again but
same problem.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_987
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align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_986><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>So without switching off I enabled VAC
and plugged the same mic into the PC and everything worked
fine</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_989
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: ; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; DISPLAY: block; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"
align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_988><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>Swapped back to the mic in socket and it
was distorted again.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_991
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align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_990><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>Swapped back to PC audio with VAC and it
was fine again..</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_994
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align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_993><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>It looks like I have an intermittent
fault on the front panel mic in audio path.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_996
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align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_995><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>Possibly related to the Hermes board
warming up after some use.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_999
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align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_998><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>Looking at the schematic I would suspect
U2 or an intermittent solder joint around U2 or the few passive components
between the mic in socket and U2.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_1002
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align=left><SPAN id=yui_3_15_0_2_1520808200560_1001><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#3f3f3f>Would you say my conclusions are correct
or could it be something else?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"
color=#3f3f3f>Thanks</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"
color=#3f3f3f>Stu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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