VHF Radio not transmitting.

[Rigaud]

Originally Posted by Stoo

I disconnected and reconnected all of the power and antenna connections with judicious use of a little emery cloth where things looked less than pristine. Without doing anything else, the radio seemed to be working better. I was able to chat easily with someone a couple of miles away, so hopefully that's all it was.

I think I'll keep my extra radio under the seat just to be on the safe side... and I already have a spare antenna there~

Thanks for your assistance all!

You have the original length of coax from the antenna I hope? A big mistake is when people cut the wire shorter because it's longer then they need. That has a major effect on SWR and even more so on these VHF radios then 10m. But as mention above a SWR meter is a must with any 2-way radio to make certain all is well in tune.

My rib is coming out of storage this week and reading all this has reminded me to verify 100% all electrical.

[Stoo]

Oh ya, still have the original cable length. Nothing has changed since I put it away in the fall, so hopefully it was just a little corrosion...