General lee stays keyed up

sounds like your mic is sticking

 

Did you try to unplug the mike cord from the radio? A bad switch could cause this. If radio goes back to receive after you remove the mike and you cannot find a good shop you could pick up a Road King 56 at a truck stop until you can get the mike repaired, at least then you would have a spare. If it still stays keyed most likely you have a bad 1 watt PNP transistor or bad 5.1 volt SUS diode, meaning you need a good shop. If so and they quote a high price for repair or tell you it is not worth fixing, especially if they offer you little for it on trade in take your radio and keep looking for a good shop.

You can always get a cheap backup until you find a good location. Try the Sunday morning swap meet on channel 19 in the truck stop. Locations like Sky City are great for this.

 

So was it the mic, or the radio?