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OK mine has had this shadow on it the screen since friday night,moisture i assume
does this happen or do i need to send it back




also what can i do about having no range..........i mean less than 345 yards.thats what it said when it lost signal. it came back but lost it again several times until i hooked the roof mount up then it was good......but hell i can hear my hound on tree that far away.
its been ok till this weekend it seems now the leaves are on good the range is starting to suck....i hope this is not what is to be expected during the summer months.
everybody says when these things act stupid its ussauly the user so tell me......what could i possibly be doing wrong

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BTT

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for the range part could you have fried it with a marine radio you get no range when that happens

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No, that is not normal.

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not a chance on that

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It looks like the unit has suffered a significant impact (looks like the LCD's may be busted.

Either that or moisture.

Either way it's not right and you will have to send it back to Garmin for repair.

It may have something to do with your range issue as mine had no issues even in full blown summer leaves last year.

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NO IT WASNT DROPED OR BANGED ON ANYTHING,IT LOOKS LIKE MOISTURE UNDER THE SCREEN,BUT I HAVENT BEEN NEAR WATER,WELL A CREEK BOTTOM BUT I DIDNT HAVE TO CROSS THE CREEK OR ANYTHING DOG TREED ABOUT 55 YRD FROM IT. I GUESS ITS CONDENSATION CAUS IT WASNT LIKE THAT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING.
I HOPE IT HAS SOMTHING TO DO WITH THE RANGE CAUSE IF IT AINT ANY BETTER THAN IT WAS FRIDAY NIGHT IM GONNA SELL IT,345 YRDS AINT WORTH A DARN

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Was it placed in extreme heat? This would happen if left in a car with the windows rolled up in the heat of a parking lot.

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i did leave it inside my expedition overnight but it wasnt overly hot friday night here in virginia, i thought about that though cause it was in the back all day saturday but again it wasnt overly hot outside this weekend plus it was in the case with the collar

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i did leave it inside my expedition overnight but it wasnt overly hot friday night here in virginia, i thought about that though cause it was in the back all day saturday but again it wasnt overly hot outside this weekend plus it was in the case with the collar

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Originally posted by Rip
It looks like the unit has suffered a significant impact (looks like the LCD's may be busted.

Either that or moisture.

Either way it's not right and you will have to send it back to Garmin for repair.

It may have something to do with your range issue as mine had no issues even in full blown summer leaves last year.

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it must have been moisture,i checked it when i got home from work today and it was all cleared up. i guess it does need to go back though it shouldnt hold moisture like that.
i hated the **** thing at first but my friends all said get one you will love it and i aint had it three weeks and i gotta send it back allready.........tell me again how this thing is the greatest thing since slice bread.

oh and no i dont use a led head...how in the heck would that affect it,thats a new one i've heard

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not new.....been threads on it for the last few months.....ive had a garmin for 2 years and never had the first problem with it.

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I would say it was not moisture if you didn't have it near water. I would say it was direct sunlight or heat. I wouldn't store mine in my truck without it being under my seat or something. I would give it a week using it nightly before I would send it back. Though I am not sure what the range problem would be.

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Have you tightened the collar connections? They could be loose. Or if you have tightened them, could you have over tightened them?

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send it back!!! who the hell really knows but a technician from garmin, he'll know!!!

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Mine broke where it was connected to the antenna on the inside and I wasn't getting but a couple of hundred yards out of it ! Sent it back they sent me a new one. The way you can tell is if the antenna will keep spinning when you tighten it , it will be snugg but never stop being able to turn.

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UPDATE
what i found was when i put in back in the case with a wet collar right after a hunt i would get moisture under the screen of the handheld unit,so i just put the hand held back in the box and keep the collar out till it dries.this has seemed to solve my problem but still i dont think it should get moisture in it like that.
the range thing has been in just one place,one particular creek bottom when i stand or drive within a certain 100 yrd circle it loses signal,get out of that circle and it comes back,and it only started doing it when the leaves started getting on the trees.

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UPDATE
what i found was when i put in back in the case with a wet collar right after a hunt i would get moisture under the screen of the handheld unit,so i just put the hand held back in the box and keep the collar out till it dries.this has seemed to solve my problem but still i dont think it should get moisture in it like that.
the range thing has been in just one place,one particular creek bottom when i stand or drive within a certain 100 yrd circle it loses signal,get out of that circle and it comes back,and it only started doing it when the leaves started getting on the trees.

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Originally posted by GA DAWG
Must be haunted ground up there..Leaves have never effected mine at all..I've had since they first came out almost..Matter of fact..I cant tell any difference in summer time and winter time tracking..I would however send it back for the moisture problem..That aint right!!!!!!!!

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From CB days, I know a place about 5 miles from me that CB's signal will drop about half for about half a mile and then the signal goes right back to strong. A ham operator told me the term for it, but can't remember what it is called. I usually refer to it as a black hole.

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