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Maxtrac birdie on 161.07 - workaround?

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Start date Aug 4, 2010
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KC9LQV

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Aug 4, 2010

I have a like-new Maxtrac VHF 32 channel that I just got back from the shop for programming. I was dismayed to find out that it has a birdie on AAR 64 - 161.070.

A quick Google search turned up other instances of this happening, but made no mentions of a fix or a workaround. Is there one?

161.07 is the primary dispatcher's channel in my area, so if there's no fix, the radio is almost useless to me. But before I take it back to the shop and ask, I'd like to find out as much as possible beforehand. They're not very interested in listening to me or discussing things (in fact, they failed to program the radio correctly anyway), so I'd prefer to avoid another $50+ bill just to have them shrug their shoulders and say, "eh, we can't fix it."

Sure could use some good news, and thanks in advance.