•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 |
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. |
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 |
| Volume level too low | Increase volume level |
| PTT Button inadvertently | Release PTT Button |
| pressed |
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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 |
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 |
unwanted signals | not on | mode and set code number to |
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| match the setting of the |
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| target transceiver. |
| Interference from | Turn the devices off or move |
| electronic devices such | farther away from them. |
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