Chugbug -

Post by **Steve Stinson** » April 10th, 2006, 8:01 am

I was able to get the Icom and antenna installed yesterday evening after I met you at the boat ramp. I was not able to get any talk on the radio, but I am too far north from the coast. It appears to be working fine.

Thanks - Steve Stinson

chugbug · Post by **chugbug** » April 10th, 2006, 10:46 am

Can you hear the weather report? I know that doesn't test the talk but at least you can check receive.

Post by **Steve Stinson** » April 10th, 2006, 11:02 am

I will check it when I get home this evening and let you know.

- Thanks - Steve

Post by **wevans** » April 10th, 2006, 11:29 am

Just have TC turn on his radio and see if y'all can talk to one another

Post by **Steve Stinson** » April 10th, 2006, 6:20 pm

Chug -

Tried Channel 1 for weather and can not hear anything. Actually, can't hear anything on any channel. It may be due to my boat being blocked on two sides by my garage and house.

I am charging my handheld now to see if I can get a signal. I will move the boat and try again, then check the antenna connection, then try at the coast if I don't get if figured out by the weekend.

I get power and static until I increase the squelch, so that part is working just fine.

- Steve Stinson

Post by **Chalk** » April 10th, 2006, 6:49 pm

Weather is channel 4 on my VHF.....I've listened to the weather on a vhf in Moultrie before.

Post by **wevans** » April 10th, 2006, 7:07 pm

Make sure you go down PAST the regular channels to get the weather

been there done that before

Post by **Jumptrout51** » April 10th, 2006, 7:50 pm

Also make sure you are set to U.S. channels and not International channels.

Post by **Steve Stinson** » April 10th, 2006, 10:19 pm

Alrighty then - Chug, you got a instruction manual for this thing? I asked one of the guys at work for the weather channel number and he said channel one or two. Nothing on either of those.

I charged my handheld VHF and was able to talk back and forth with my wife across the front yard, so I think we are okay.

- Steve

chugbug · Post by **chugbug** » April 11th, 2006, 8:02 am

I don't know where the manual is for it. I think the weather here is on channel 4 as well. Just hit the "wx" button then you can flip through the weather channels.

Post by **wevans** » April 11th, 2006, 8:22 am

You should find it here Steve

http://www.icomamerica.com/downloads/te ... anuals.asp

Post by **Steve Stinson** » April 11th, 2006, 8:48 am

Thanks Wevans - great site.
- Steve

Post by **Sir reel** » April 11th, 2006, 10:06 am

I get weather on Channel 2 and 3 in my back yard Steve.

Post by **Steve Stinson** » April 12th, 2006, 7:49 am

Here's the deal -
No weather or any other chatter on any channel.
I can communicate with both ways with somebody else operating my handheld VHF on any channel.

Any suggestions? Anybody know how to check an antenna?

Thanks - Steve

Post by **qoutrage** » April 12th, 2006, 9:05 am

Sure sounds like an antenna problem to me, if you can talk at close range.