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Originally Posted by worldisnotenough
...hat is wrong with the soundtracker?
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Briefly, the benefits of the soundtracker circuitry can never be realized unless this is understood. The circuit only works (in the on position) when communications are taking place between (2) two or more units that are equipped with the soundtracker circuit. (Soundtracker activated in all units) If you have one of these radios and you are talking to another user who has a radio that IS NOT EQUIPPED with sound tracker, the benefits will never be realized! Again, kudos to the people in manufacturing and advertising for not explaining this to the radio buying public. So, before you take your new (or used) soundtracker radio to some chop shop to have the soundtracker circuit "terminated", find someone else who owns one of these fine pieces of equipment and experience the benefits of this additional circuitry for yourself.
There is also the possibility that this was not mentioned because the buyer would view the obvious "incompatibility" of the soundtracker radios with others not similiarly equipped as a "shortcoming", thereby reducing the number of units sold! Either way, you owe it to yourself to try it out first before having your radio "castrated" by some wanna-be technician! Someone who, by the way, should have explained this to you first before taking your hard-earned money and destroying your investment!
The elimination of the amc circuit is the number #1 cause of soundtracker instability in transmit mode.
So, bottom line - their ain't nuttn' wrong with a soundtracker!