Summary

Annual maintenance

• Clean all connections between radio, antenna and RF ground. Pay particular attention to the coax outside where it joins the backstay and goes through the hull.
• Check that 12 volts is going to the radio, during a normal length transmission.
• Inspect microphone wire and Pactor wiring
• Check that the tuner is in fact tuning
• If required, Improve the RF ground plane with more Cu foil, and make sure the dynaplate is clean.