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Troubleshooting
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Turn your transceiver off on board aircraft when requested to do so.
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Do not place your radio in front of a vehicle’s air-bag. If the air-bag deploys,
it could propel the transceiver like a projectile causing bodily injury.
Weak or no Weak battery pack Charge or replace battery
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
transceiver
Volume level too low Increase volume level
PTT Button inadvertently Release PTT Button
depressed
Excessive radio interference Change to a different
on a particular channel channel
Obstruction of radio signal Avoid operating in or near
large buildings or
obstructions
Unit beeps, but Battery pack extremely Charge or replace battery
will not function discharged pack
when turned on
Reception of CTCSS privacy mode Turn on the CTCSS privacy
unwanted signals not on mode and set code number to
match the setting of the
target transceiver.
Interference from Turn the devices off or move
electronic devices such farther away from them.
as computers or TVs
Problem Possible cause Correction
No transmission Weak battery pack Charge or replace battery
while pressing pack
the PTT Button