[amsat-bb] FT-736R 1.2GHz Issue?

[Christopher Maness]

I will tune around and see what I can hear.

Regards,
Chris KQ6UP

> On May 17, 2016, at 7:53 PM, Greg D <ko6th.greg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Are you sure it's not working?  I thought the same thing when I got
> mine, only to find out there was nothing transmitting in the area, and
> nobody listening either.  The only repeater, the one I had been trying
> in vain to bring up, had been turned off some years earlier...
> 
> Looking around, I found the KJ6KO beacon in the Central Valley, and
> found it, weak, off in the distance, behind a hill.  Then AO-51 turned
> on mode LU, and all was clear.  Being in the foothills, straight up was
> the only reliable direction for line-of-sight communication.  Tx and Rx
> were fine.
> 
> If a Ham pushes PTT in a forest and there's nobody around to hear it...?
> 
> Greg  KO6TH
> 
> 
> Christopher Maness wrote:
>> I have a fully equipped FT-736R.  The other module works in the radio.  There is white noise (sounds like it is working) on 1.2GHz, but it does not receive or transmit on this band.  Is there a common known issue with this module failing in such a way?  Any tips would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Chris KQ6UP
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>