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rsfinger

Posted 6/6/2007 7:39 AM (#259616)
Subject: marine radio antenna

I have a marine radio mounted under the drivers side console in my boat and whenever I key the mic at 25 watts the CD player in the dash automatically comes on and I also get feedback through the CD players speakers. The in dash CD player has a digital clock in it that is on all the time, so we rigged that radio to a seperate switch so it doesn't drain the battery. When the switch is turned off I don't get the feedback problems or the radio doesn't come on because the power to it has been cut off. But now I can receive well on the marine radio, but it appears that it doesn't transmit well. I can receive from other boats real clear, that are in the area but they are not receiving my transmissions clear at all.
Do I need to shield this antenna? The antenna for the marine radio is located at the very back end of the boat, about 8' from the actual radio.