Urgent help needed please (deaf VR-5000)
"H" <[email protected]> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:04:03 -0000
| Newsgroups | gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.yaesu.vr-5000 |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hello all I have been away for a few days and my VR-5000 turned off and no antenna or electricity connected. When I started the radio yesterday it was very deaf on HF. HF is what I mostly use it for so I thougt it was bad conditions, so I turned it off. Tried today again and its same... Today I also tried VHF AERO and the talking sounds broken and poor reception but VHF ACARS is normal with a range of 300 km. I compared it with my Uniden 785XLT and the Yaesu has always been alot better, but not anymore... I also tried more HF today and Shannon VOLMET is usually pretty strong, but no sign of life now. So I did a factory restore but nothing got better, the only result is that I lost my saved frequencies.. I have also tried 2 different antennas in both A and B antenna jack but no difference, and when I try to pull out the antenna on HF the noise dont change if the antenna is connected or not.. Very weird as it only has been turned off. I would hope a 800 Euro radio would last more than 1,5 year... All help is very much appreciated! Best regards / Henrik