I have a President Zachary T base radio. I have notice that the receive in this radio is not up to par with my other radios. It seems like there is a lot of static in the receive. When I get a contact, even local, the static is carried in with their transmission. I can hear them but I can also still hear the static. Without a doubt I know it's effecting my receive on distant stations. I first noticed the recieve issue when I was in my mobile in the driveway. The receive in the mobile was much better. That makes no sense. A Wilson 1000 with better receive than a 24' Imax 30' up in the air?
At first I thought that it might be the antenna, coax or even some electrical interference in the house. I checked jumpers and coax and even used a homemade sniffer to try and find any electrical interference. Nothing.
I then hooked up a Connex 4300HP and the recieve was 100 times better. Then I hooked up a Uniden Grant XL and I had the same results.
I thought maybe the speaker was the culprit so I hooked up an external speaker. Nope, that's not it either.
I am assuming that it's some sort of an issue with the radio itself. I love the transmit on the President Zachary, it performs great with excellent audio and the limiter is intact but this receive is killing me. I know I live in the BYU with alligators but I don't want my radio to be one too. All mouth and no ears.
Anyone have any suggestions?
At first I thought that it might be the antenna, coax or even some electrical interference in the house. I checked jumpers and coax and even used a homemade sniffer to try and find any electrical interference. Nothing.
I then hooked up a Connex 4300HP and the recieve was 100 times better. Then I hooked up a Uniden Grant XL and I had the same results.
I thought maybe the speaker was the culprit so I hooked up an external speaker. Nope, that's not it either.
I am assuming that it's some sort of an issue with the radio itself. I love the transmit on the President Zachary, it performs great with excellent audio and the limiter is intact but this receive is killing me. I know I live in the BYU with alligators but I don't want my radio to be one too. All mouth and no ears.
Anyone have any suggestions?