[C320-list] Help from electronics experts please...VHF not working

[Jon Vez]

Thanks Bob. I'll give that a try. Appreciate the suggestions...

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Seastream
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 8:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Help from electronics experts please...VHF not
working

First I'd try a substitute antenna.  Any marine band antenna you can  
attach to the radio will work.  It doesn't need to be up high.  If the  
radio TX/RX performance improves (at least on par with a VHF handheld  
unit) particularly with respect to the WX channels, then you have  
either a bad mast top antenna (probably), or bad connectors at the  
radio or antenna (possibly), or bad coax running up the mast (least  
likely).

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906


On Jul 5, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Jon Vez wrote:

> Just got back from a mini cruise and found my VHF is not working  
> properly.
> Basically, I can't receive/transmit. I can only receive 2 weather  
> channels.
> I took a quick look at Calder, but I'm looking for some  
> troubleshooting
> advice before I climb the mast and look at the antenna. Any
> advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Jon Vez
>
> Solstice #582
>