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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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Yes, Skippy, I have one of those units. It kept getting worse. The
receiver kept getting weaker and weaker until even the weather channels
weren't there.

I thought maybe it was an antenna problem but it wasn't. I tried a
different antenna. It broadcast just fine but no sign of reception. It
was the receiver. Those things have a three-year warranty so if yours is
under warranty then send it in post haste. I sent mine in and had to pay
for the repair since it was out of warranty. Another cruiser had the same
problem with his um525. Therefore, I think it is valid to assume Uniden
has a problem with this radio. They put a new receiver in mine and sent
it back and it works good as new again.

The good news is it only cost me about 67 bucks for the repair. Go to
their website for instructions on repair procedure.

Good luck


Wilbur Hubbard




Thanks, Wilbur,

I've got threads going in lots of places, including SSCA, where a couple
of EEs have chimed in; they're of the opinion that it's the rxr as well.
I'm going to remove it, power it to the helm antenna, and confirm before
sending it off, it being about 4 years old (recall the wreck was 2y/9mo
ago), installed during the general electronics upgrade. New ones are a
couple hundred, so a third of that beats buying a new one, which I'll have
to do for the helm, anyway as it's toast, completely.

Having a ball in your favorite stomping grounds, as you've seen in my
recent posts. Chasing new gear for upgrade in GPS and chartplotter,
Alternator and a couple other items at the moment and volunteering at
BuckABook, of which I'm sure you're aware...



Is the horse lady (can't recall her name anymore) still run Buckabook? Those
wild horses are way cool. It's worth a trip to the wild to try to catch a
glimpse of them.

The Hub of the Abacos is one fine cruising grounds and base of operations to
the Out Islands. Real grocery stores for one thing. The frozen meat is not
much more costly than here in the States. Staples aren't too bad. It's just
mostly the junk food that's out of sight. I guess they put more of a tariff
on that crap. It must work because most Bahamians aren't fat.

Hope to get back there for six-months to a year one of these days. Been
looking the place over closely on Google Earth and it looks like lots of
secluded cruising over on the western side of Great Abaco. With 3.5 feet I
can take my blue water yacht into some very shallow areas. I can get lost
for weeks walking secluded beaches with a bottle of rum and a gallon jug of
water.


Wilbur Hubbard