6/17/14? Tuesday

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OK, so this is getting exasperating.?

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My FT-60R has suddenly started receiving my local airport’s ATIS broadcast (120.775), and all other aviation frequencies I have set, very poorly, with tremendous background static, making the ATIS broadcast completely unreadable.? This happens in all locations, in or out of the car, with several different antennas.? It also happens right at the base of the airport tower, where the broadcast is the strongest.? It also happens on battery power or 12v adapter power in the car.

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My dedicated aviation handheld transceiver (King KX-99) receives beautifully in all situations, right next to the FT-60R.

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Now, here’s the kicker.? When I do a complete reset of the radio back to factory settings, then manually tune 120.775 it receives the broadcast BEAUTIFULLY.

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As soon as I reload my RT Systems database with all my frequencies and banks set (which I’ve been using all along), it goes back to the unreadable static when tuned to the ATIS on 120.775 (and all other aviation frequencies as well).

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Big mystery.? All opinions and theories welcomed.

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Dean Herrington

KF7KCL

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