[rossfloyd Posts: 2025 Status: Offline]

I have coated the antenna socket and any other ports with Vaseline on my Icom - which looks fairly similar.  Likewise the heatsink.  We had a similar looking unit on our RIB when we bought it and the metal on the back was badly corroded although the front was OK.  It still worked but was on its last legs.

[Al Posts: 884 Status: Offline WWW]

Thanks Nathan i'll do that

[Nathan Ablott Posts: 313 Status: Offline]

If you pull the knobs off (pardon the pun!) and pack it with silicon grease around the shaft seals before replacing the knobs, should help it last longer.

[Al Posts: 884 Status: Offline WWW]

That's good to know, it will work :-)

[Ronnie L Posts: 507 Status: Offline]

I got one like that......seems to work okay.

[Al Posts: 884 Status: Offline WWW]

New VHF radio arrived today for my current hoverbuild.


Only time will tell if it is any good or not.