My HF is not transmitting
Submitted: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 11:25
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joff1
Either that or no one will talk to me
I have a Codan 9323 plus auto tune. It is installed in my land cruiser with good earths etc but I can't seem to raise anyone with it.
I am a member of VKS737 (Mobile 1745) and have tried to get onto skeds numourous times from all over NSW and Qld but can't raise anyone.
The thing makes all the right beeps and aerial tune noises and I can hear others trasmitting.
This is my first HF and I bought it second hand..
I need to get it sorted as we are currently travelling around Australia for a year and we will be heading into the more remote parts in the next few months.
Any ideas??
Reply By: Zebra400 - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 12:18
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 12:18
Have you tried
beacon calling the base stations. If you get a revertive, then you know you are working fine.
So times when you listen to skeds, the base appears very loud. You cannot assume that your signal is as strong as what you hare hearing. Base Stations use a much bigger antenna so they have the capability to get out a little easier than your auto tune. But given the right conditions & frequency, you will be able to transmit a very good signal.
Oh, BTW, if you call a **99
beacon at a base station, you have to selcall the **99 number, not
beacon call it.
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Follow Up By: joff1 - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 14:13
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 14:13
Ok, so how do I do that exactly? haha
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Reply By: joff1 - Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 17:44
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 17:44
Thanks for all the replies. On Stu's recommendation I shot off down to
Miles Electronics in
Cairns today. 2 great blokes came out to my Cruiser to have a bo-peep. They soon figured it to be a mic issue.
After an unsuccessfull attemp to fix it they fished through some old boxes to find a second handy. We were starting to lose hope when the first one they found had the same issue
mine did, but the could see by the torn clothes hanging off me I wasn't keen on paying $290 for a new mic.
They kept searching and finally found a 2nd hand unit that worked a treat. About 45 minutes of rooting around and all they charged me was 50 clams, including the 2nd hand mic. I told em to double it but they would have non of it..
I'm 3x3 to Alice base about 20 minutes ago.
Huge thanks to the guys at
Miles Electronics in
Cairns. and thanks to Stu.
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