Marine Radio ??

  • igotone
    Posts: 1746
    June 17, 2011 at 12:12 am #1272686

    I was out this week and I can recieve fine

    Issue I started having is I can only transmit about 100yds

    I do not here the power surge in my AM radio anymore when I

    key the mike to transmit

    Anybody out there have an idea want I might do??

    Thanks in advance 4 any HELP

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    June 17, 2011 at 12:24 am #973935

    Re-solder your ant. connection. Bet ya a buck it works!

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    June 17, 2011 at 12:58 am #973940

    Quote:

    Re-solder your ant. connection. Bet ya a buck it works!


    X2. Dad had same symptoms. Same fix cured it.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    June 17, 2011 at 2:05 am #973956

    90% of the time it’s the connector that connects the antenna to the radio. More so in new installations.

    …and in my case a couple weeks ago, 100%.

    My solder held but the wires behind the solder broke.

    If your antenna came with the plastic connector, throw it in the recycle bin, head to radio shack and ask for a PL-259 connector with a UG-175 adapter. Always solder it on.

    You’ll be good forever unless your wires break from vibration ext.

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