Hi, y'all,

We have a very curious (well, curious to me; there may well be better
informed folks out there than I on this) situation with our mast-top mounted
antenna, connected to our Uniden ES series UM525 unit at the nav station.
On channel 68 in particular, but in some others as well, it doesn't "hear"
well at all. Only stations very close by come through.

Yet, we're heard very clearly at the expected distances on 68. To me, that
sounds backward, as, if there's a problem, it's usually that you can't be
heard, due to some cable issue not allowing full power to get out.

Unfortunately, I have no ready means to remove this unit/plug up another to
the cable to see if that's really the issue, or, possibly (doesn't seem
likely, as some channels are fine) that it's the radio at fault.

Any experience with this sort of problem? Our helm radio gave up the ghost
a couple of days ago (something in the electronics makes it think it's
always getting a signal ["busy" icon], but there's no noise regardless of
volume or squelch levels), so we're a bit nervous, until we can get a
replacement, given our deafness in the hailing channel here in Abaco.

Any help appreciated...

L8R

Skip and Lydia, in Marsh Harbour where it's only 80 during the day, a nice
break

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