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   Kenwood Service Corporation             Kenwood Service Center, East
   2201 East Dominguez Street              829 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 130
   Long Beach, California 90801            Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
   Telephone 1-310-639-5300                Telephone 1-804-340-1702

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BULLETIN # 1022
MODEL: MC-44DM
SUBJECT: Intermittent Modulation

Symptom:

Microphone audio is mechanically intermittent., i.e. striking the microphone
will cause audio to be lost or restored. 

Cause:

The lead wire of capacitor C8 might be shorting out against the case of the 
ECM unit.       

Corrective Action:

Re-install the capacitor so that the leads cannot touch the ECM case.

Time required for this modification is 15 minutes or less.
Service code A:35 B:20 C:C8 D:91