On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:49:24 GMT, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

A stuck mic is not a situation where the radios have gone belly up, it's a
situation that illuminates a light on the panel and is soon rectified.

What light? You have not seen my radios? There are no lights anywhere.

Squelch set too high would be second in mind.


I don't set the squelch too high.

You don't yourself, but that's not to say it doesn't happen especially over
areas where you may be far from a transmitter.

Something could fry within the com unit....


...but wouldn't affect the other one.

a very real possibility. Otherwise, why would 7600 be an option on the
transponder? I have had to use the IDENT feature once when I had radio
problems. I could hear, but not transmit, so it does happen. I didn't
have to go 7600, since I was able to communicate via the IDENT button.