VHF Strangness.....any idea

Post by **Will_Fish_4_Food** » March 12th, 2007, 11:30 pm

For some reason my VHF flashes when on channel 16.

It does this on no other channel. More specifically it does this when it's set on the US setting The radio does not have the distress message thing built in so I know that's not it. I can switch to the International setting for 16 and it doesn't flash, but neither does it receive/transmit. I couldn't get a radio check return from the St. marks flats or pick up anything. There seems to be another setting for CAN as well but that does not receive either. I can however pick up other channels as Scan kept on picking up 70 which mush have been the tow boat us channel.

The only other thing to point out I can't switch from HI to Low on channel 16 either. Anybody ever seen anything like that before? It's just flashing 16 then --, 16 then --

I've tried every button combination I could try with no change in the ability to receive or transmit on channel 16/US. Just checking before I solve it with the usual solution.....$

Post by **tin can** » March 13th, 2007, 5:52 am

Never seen that problem. However, I'm sure a new radio would solve the problem.

Post by **wevans** » March 13th, 2007, 7:26 am

What make/model?

Post by **Will_Fish_4_Food** » March 13th, 2007, 8:08 pm

ICOM: IC-M45

leonreno · Post by **leonreno** » March 13th, 2007, 10:27 pm

Does the whole display flash or just the number 16. If the whole display is flashing I would say something is wrong with the unit. One thing I would try is disconnecting the power supply and reconnecting it, sometimes this works by resetting defaults or maybe a processor is stuck.

Post by **Will_Fish_4_Food** » March 14th, 2007, 12:20 am

Just the channel number: 16, it's gotta be a button combination right?....

--, 16, --, 16, --, 16, --, 16

16....--, 16, --, 16, --, 16, --, 16

Post by **tin can** » March 14th, 2007, 5:26 am

You might wanna try this.

http://www.icomamerica.com/mailbox/default.asp

Post by **wevans** » March 14th, 2007, 7:18 am

Maybe this

Call channel programming
Pushing [16 â€¢ 9] for 1 sec. selects the call channel, channel 9
by default, however you can program your most often-used
channels in each channel group for quick recall.
➀ While push and hold [H/L]
push [CH/WX] one or more
times to select the desired
channel group (USA, CAN,
INT) to be programmed.
➁ Push [16 â€¢ 9] for 1 sec. to select
the call channel of the selected
group.
â€¢ â€œCALLâ€

grim reeler · Post by **grim reeler** » March 14th, 2007, 9:29 am

Thats what happens when you dont take me fishing....

Post by **Will_Fish_4_Food** » March 14th, 2007, 3:53 pm

Thanks for the help

4 all...I think I've tried all of the above, but I could be wrong.

This forum is great! Where else do you get this much free advice besides from the mother-in-law

Another alternative is if you and the rest of the VHF users could all switch to another default channel besides 16. Start the move, and save my money