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There appears to be a missing track on the board sent to me. There is no connection from the 10K resistor that connects the Xbee pin 3 to the TX1 pin on the shield. The track goes from TX1 to an eyelet approximately 2mm from the end of the resistor (the resistor is beside Xbee pins 6 & 7). There is no track between the eyelet and the resistor. The other end of the resistor does connect to the Xbee pin3 ok.

As a result the Arduino cannot send any data via the Xbee radio.

Have I been sent a faulty board?

Hi Allison,
After examining the board carefully,we are sorry that your finding is approved that this batch of products may have this fault and this mistakes is being corrected by our tech unit. Our support team will contact you for exchange or refund.

best regards
Jack