• Turn your transceiver off on board aircraft when requested to do so.
• Do not place your radio in front of a vehicle’s
Troubleshooting
Problem | Possible cause | Correction |
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No transmission | Weak batteries | Charge or replace batteries | |
while pressing | Incorrect battery polarity | Install the batteries | |
the PTT Button |
| following the directions in | |
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| paragraph Installing the | |
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| Batteries. |
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Weak or no | Weak batteries | Charge or replace batteries | |
signal received | Channel and privacy | Adjust the transceiver’s | |
| code not set the same | settings to match those | |
| as target transceiver | settings of the target | |
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| transceiver |
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| Volume level too low | Increase volume level | |
| PTT Button inadvertently | Release PTT Button | |
| depressed |
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| Excessive radio interference | Change to a different | |
| on a particular channel | channel | |
| Obstruction of radio signal | Avoid operating in or near | |
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| large buildings or vehicles | |
Unit beeps, but | Batteries extremely | Charge or replace batteries |
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will not function | discharged |
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when turned on |
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Reception of | CTCSS privacy mode | Turn on the CTCSS privacy |
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unwanted signals | not on | mode and set code number | |
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| to match the setting of the | |
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| target transceiver. | |
| Interference from | Turn the devices off or move |
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| electronic devices such | farther away from them. | |
| as computers or TVs |
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