Kenwood: Did I Harm the Receiver on This Transceiver? (TM-V71)

[9Track]

Being new to all of this, I made a dumb mistake. I have a Kenwood TK-8360H at around 40-45 watts, as well as a Kenwood TM-V71A on the same table. Don't transmit on the V71A, just listen. When I first got them, I just set the antennas for both, which are currently on mag mounts, on top of a metal file cabinet. The antennas were only about a foot or less apart. I was only listening at times on either radio.

One day, I had both radios on, maybe on the same frequency (don't remember) and without thinking, briefly keyed the mike on the 8360H to test something. The speaker on V71A made a loud sound - it didn't blow, but made a loud, deep sound, kind of like a bass concert speaker. The radio will still pick up weather, other frequencies, etc., but did I harm the receiver portion of the V71A? Make it less sensitive by such close overload?

Thanks much.

Steve.

 

[mmckenna]

The loud noise was probably RF in the audio stream. Unlikely that harmed anything, but it's a "less than ideal" situation.

RF wise, if the radio is still receiving, you're probably fine.

You've probably figured this out, but:
If you are not licensed to transmit, don't program in transmit frequencies.
Or, disconnect the microphones and put them in a drawer. While you know better than to TX, someone else may not.
Move your antennas farther apart if you plan on transmitting. One foot is too close.

 

[9Track]

Good to know, thanks. Yes, the antennas are now outside and spaced about 20 feet apart. Plan to have a couple of antennas mounted at the roof, soon I hope.