soft keys missing on VHF

[Iancostello]

Hello All,

I have a cobra marine vhf and today there were two soft keys missing at the bottom of the screen DW dual watch and Scan cant for the life of me find or understand were they have gone can anyone shed any light I've also pressed more but still not there.

Thanks in advance Ian.

[jyasaki]

I assume you're talking about a membrane type panel, and some of the switches aren't working?

Likely water ingress, but it would involve taking apart to make sure.

jky

[Iancostello]

Originally Posted by jyasaki

I assume you're talking about a membrane type panel, and some of the switches aren't working?

Likely water ingress, but it would involve taking apart to make sure.

jky

no the on screen options the 4 soft keys underneath screen are ok

[Iancostello]

bottom of the screen has call mem pa more then press more only reveals burp scan missing and dual watch missing

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Iancostello

....more only reveals burp.......

Have you checked your belch settings?


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[willk]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Have you checked your belch settings?

u made I larf

[Poly]

Ok, I don't have a cobra but is DW not only shown on channels other than 16 (as sixteen is automatically the second chanel?). I don't know but scan may be the same (a mandatory choice?). I.e. Change to another channel and do the softkeys come back.

[Iancostello]

Originally Posted by Poly

Ok, I don't have a cobra but is DW not only shown on channels other than 16 (as sixteen is automatically the second chanel?). I don't know but scan may be the same (a mandatory choice?). I.e. Change to another channel and do the softkeys come back.

Thanks for mature reply I've tried that different channels etc soon as I switch it on the scan and dual watch have gone missing proper head crunch really

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Iancostello

Thanks for mature reply I've tried that different channels etc soon as I switch it on the scan and dual watch have gone missing proper head crunch really

Mature reply would be ditch the Cobra & buy either an Icom or Standard Horizon.


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[Poly]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Mature reply would be ditch the Cobra & buy either an Icom or Standard Horizon.


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Aye, but you have to go through the pain to learn the lesson properly!

[willk]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Mature reply would be ditch the Cobra & buy either an Icom or Standard Horizon.

I did think that, but instead I downloaded the Cobra manual and speed read it - there wasn't anything useful in it. I think his VHF is hooched.

That's my mature and considered opinion. I'm probably wrong.

[Poly]

Originally Posted by willk

I did think that, but instead I downloaded the Cobra manual and speed read it - there wasn't anything useful in it. I think his VHF is hooched.

That's my mature and considered opinion. I'm probably wrong.

I think you are!!! But PD is just predicting the future!

Now I've looked at your (the OP's) pics on a proper screen I notice they have RX on them. Your radio is receiving signal. When it is receiving it stops scan / DW functions (I don't know which model you have but the MRF57 manuals says:

"if the squelch is set so you can hear a continuous hissing sound the memory scan and tri-watch functions are disabled".

You need to adjust your squelch (if you aren't hearing it make sure you turn the volume up first). If that doesn't solve then willk is already right ;-)

[Iancostello]

Yes the rx is because of sat signal from the tracker I still receive normal voice on all channels and tx OK even if I remove gps still doesn't sort it I only got it last week because the old one was fooked bit cheers anyhow

[willk]

Well played P., I read that bit but missed the RX on the pic. That's the problem :-)

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Iancostello

Yes the rx is because of sat signal from the tracker I still receive normal voice on all channels and tx OK even if I remove gps still doesn't sort it I only got it last week because the old one was fooked bit cheers anyhow

Ian - I'm going to be rude and tell you you are wrong! Your position is showing 0,0 and RX is displayed so I am fairly certain it is not indicating a GPS position being received. On every radio I've used TX in the display means it is currently transmitting and RX indicates it has a signal above the squelch threshold. GPS connection is usually shown with some sort of little icon that looks like a satellite.

You can still receive voice when the squelch is adjusted too low but the radio can't scan because it thinks there is something you want to listen to.

[John Kennett]

Good spot Poly!

Iancostello it's tucked away on page 26 of the manual. Turn the squelch up a bit and you should get those soft keys back.

https://www.cobra.com/sites/default/...%20English.pdf

[jambo]

Originally Posted by John Kennett

Good spot Poly!

Iancostello it's tucked away on page 26 of the manual. Turn the squelch up a bit and you should get those soft keys back.

https://www.cobra.com/sites/default/...%20English.pdf

Did Pikey not say just that in post number 5


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[Poly]

Originally Posted by jambo

Did Pikey not say just that in post number 5


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I assumed it was a pun around the comically named "burp" feature on cobra radios rather than him expecting it to fix it, but you are right PD beat us all to the right answer (with both of his contributions!)

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Poly

I assumed it was a pun around the comically named "burp" feature on cobra radios rather than him expecting it to fix it, but you are right PD beat us all to the right answer (with both of his contributions!)

I hadn't spotted my typo, bloody autocorrect 😏


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[Iancostello]

Thanks all, Turned up squelch didn't work at first turned vhf on and off few times then they turned up on screen pikey dave cheers mate.