marine VHF transmits but won't receive

General Boats and Motors
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I can’t even get the weather station. I have replaced the coax connector twice. I have the Shakespear 5101 8ft. Any thoughts??

Going shrimpin with the Winnsboro boys and gotta be able to talk…

'06 Pioneer 175 Baysport-90 hp Johnson
'08 1552 Duracraft-20 hp Yamaha

2

Sounds like a more complex problem to fix. Do you have a handheld radio to use to get you by while shrimping, until you have time to figure your problem out? Maybe borrow one from a buddy??

Rog

“Double Trouble”
2001 Sea Fox 230
2001 Merc 200

3

Yeah I got one. Does this sound like the radio it self?

'06 Pioneer 175 Baysport-90 hp Johnson
'08 1552 Duracraft-20 hp Yamaha

4

Sounds like your speaker is shot. Does it have the hook up for an external speaker. That would be a good way to test. If it were a prob. with radio or ant. then you would not be able to transmit.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. FISH 24/7---- 25 Grady w/ a couple of Gas Guzzling 175 Johnsons “O-SEA-D” the old “Havanadaydream”

5

Can’t be the speaker,I can turn the squelch down, it is loud.

Forgot to mention that it is a cheaper unit from uniden or Icom, can’t remember. I has seen very little use. Not exposed to the elements at all.

'06 Pioneer 175 Baysport-90 hp Johnson
'08 1552 Duracraft-20 hp Yamaha

6

I bought a new ant. Going to try it out in the next day or two.

'06 Pioneer 175 Baysport-90 hp Johnson
'08 1552 Duracraft-20 hp Yamaha

7

It doesn’t sound like the antenna to me if people can hear you but you can’t hear them (I could be wrong, though). I would suspect the radio rather than the antenna. Before you open the packaging on that new antenna or go through any trouble, borrow a VHF from a friend and hook it up and see if it works. That simple test could save you some trouble and, possibly, some wasted money on parts (antenna, cable, connectors, new radio). I always put two radios on my offshore boats anyway.

P.S. If mine were easily removable, I’d let you try one of mine, but they are flush mounted. There is also a meter you can use to test the trans and receive, but it’s as expensive as a radio or antenna.

Gotcha Covered,
Lee Strickland
Strickland Marine Insurance, Inc.
843-795-1000 / 800-446-1862

8

Figures, hooked up the new antenna and …same thing.

Went to West Marine and got a new radio and…It works with old antenna!!!

So now I have an antenna for sale!

'06 Pioneer 175 Baysport-90 hp Johnson
'08 1552 Duracraft-20 hp Yamaha

9

Shoot me a PM or email about that extra antenna. I might can take it off your hands.

21’ Sea-Pro CC
Yamaha 150
“Aquaholic”
2008 Dodge Ram Mega-Cab 4x4 6.7 Cummins

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