Cuppa
28th May 2021, 05:47 PM
Our Icom UHF in the car hasn't had a great deal of use, but has always worked perfectly when needed.
Our old hand held GME hand helds similarly have never been a problem. (But have only ever been used to communicate with each other)
Tested both out together this afternoon as we want to lend one of the hand helds to the friends we will be travelling with soon.
Result - When MrsTea talks to me from either of the hand helds, I can hear her loud & clear on the Icom in the car
When I talk to MrsTea - she can hear me, but only just *very* quiet - has to have the handheld right on her ear to hear anything - & yes the volume is fully turned up.
Calling from one of GME hand held to the other GME hand held - loud & clear both ways.
Also tested with a neighbour's Icom Hand held & our Icom unit in the car - Loud & clear both ways!
Any ideas as to why when calling either GME for our Icom in the the car reception on both GME hand helds is almost inaudible. Same on a variety of channels we tried.
The Icom unit in the car is an 80 channel unit & the two GME Handhelds are 40 channel & I'm thinking I might vaguely recollect reading somewhere that there is a bit of an incompatability which this can cause the problem we're having?
Our old hand held GME hand helds similarly have never been a problem. (But have only ever been used to communicate with each other)
Tested both out together this afternoon as we want to lend one of the hand helds to the friends we will be travelling with soon.
Result - When MrsTea talks to me from either of the hand helds, I can hear her loud & clear on the Icom in the car
When I talk to MrsTea - she can hear me, but only just *very* quiet - has to have the handheld right on her ear to hear anything - & yes the volume is fully turned up.
Calling from one of GME hand held to the other GME hand held - loud & clear both ways.
Also tested with a neighbour's Icom Hand held & our Icom unit in the car - Loud & clear both ways!
Any ideas as to why when calling either GME for our Icom in the the car reception on both GME hand helds is almost inaudible. Same on a variety of channels we tried.
The Icom unit in the car is an 80 channel unit & the two GME Handhelds are 40 channel & I'm thinking I might vaguely recollect reading somewhere that there is a bit of an incompatability which this can cause the problem we're having?