GME VHF radio problem help please!
Submitted by beeroclock on Sun, 2014-11-02 14:49
I have just replace the old 27meg radio that was on my boat when i got it with new gme vhf radio and matching aerial. Tested it front of my house at jindalee whitfords sea rescue could hear me and i could hear them loud and clear. Took the boat to padbury for extra work tried radio again perfect reception. Went out of mindarie tried to log on , whitfords sea rescue can hear me i cant hear anything , did the same off two rocks they can hear me i cant hear anybody not even other boat signals WTF! Can anybody help with advice please cheers
carnarvonite
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Volume
Turn the volume up
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a lot of limestone
a lot of limestone interferance around the marinas especially mindarie try a little further out from marina maybe 300m+. i cant even talk to them around the marina
beeroclock
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Volume on full still nothing but only when on the ocean
From land sending and receiving signals perfect
beeroclock
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Have tried to receive signals from 1, 2 ,3 ,4'kms right out to
35km just kept trying every few kms as i head out same shit they hear me i dont hear anything only reason i know they hear me is cos i call them on my mobile while out there and they tell me theyve been hearing me
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ok out of my depth then,
ok out of my depth then, hope you get it sorted
Rob H
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might need to narrow it down
might need to narrow it down as there are other related factors
1/ Is it not that its on the water, but that the outboard is running?
2/ Call at the top of the ramp, then when launched straight away and see if it is that simple?
3/ do you still get crackle when turning the squelch all the way down?
Your transmission should be better not worse over water
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z00m
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Is the squelch too high?
Is the squelch too high?
Or a loose wire on the speaker?
Starbug
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Volume up Squelch down Check
Volume up
Squelch down
Check you antenna connections and get someone to put a SWR bridge on it. Transmitting into a faulty antenna can toast your radio.
Dale
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Yep, the last 2 guys have said what would have said being a radio guy.
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
meglodon
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Check battery voltage
I know it might sound a bit silly but check that you are getting a full 12 volts to your radio and the voltage is not being dragged down by some other device on the same circuit.
scubafish
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Motor
Correct me if I am wrong but it looks like the radio works when the motor is not running and doesn't work when running ? or are you running it at your house when testing ?Elect eng interference poss problem.
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just dhu it
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receiver unit
mate does your unit still work now when back on land if not the receiver unit, or speaker has gone , to check this you should turn down squelch and the unit should be noisy, otherwise what model do you have and can you program mute on , your antennae must be okay if sea rescue hears you but your not receiving signals , also is there TX or RX showing on the screen when not in use