I managed to take the radio apart and there was some rust i tried to scrape off and let it air dry. I was able to get it to power on and transmit, but couldn't get the speaker or any of the front buttons to work. When I checked it again, the larger ribbon cable snap that holds it in place had broke ...

Recently I had a wreck and had my HT1250 on the sun visor. When I slid into the ditch it flew out the window and into about 8" of water. When I tried to turn it on it kept going on and off. Well the battery died and I just got it charged back but it comes on for a second and shuts off. I took it ...