Re: [Paddlewise] VHF Icom M1V

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:11:12 -0700
alex wrote:
> Can't make myself to get rid of it - still works.  Other users warned me
> about the problems with concentric volume/squelch controls - they tend
> to stick together in salt water. [snip] Looks damn dangerous to me.
> Probably other people have experienced this too.  What is the remedy -
> rinsing with fresh water every day?

Alex, rinsing will help.  So, also, will a very thin film of silicone 
grease applied to mating surfaces when dry.

How about a trip report on Baja?

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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