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Subject: Antenna deafness Sun Jul 07, 2024 4:41 pm
Hi just wondering what would cause an antenna to go deff if it was / has been ok from new, would an antenna degrade in the weather etc everything else being ok coax plugs etc.
Thanks john
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Subject: Re: Antenna deafness Mon Jul 08, 2024 1:04 am
Hi John,
You don't say what antenna you have but assuming that everything else is okay I would say it's water ingress into the antenna itself. Best to bring it down and give it a thorough check over.
Today at 10:30 pm by Scottie
Subject: Antenna deafness 
