Quote Originally Posted by AxelFortWorth View Post
Ok, recently I had to use one of my three scout transmitters. For about two years now I have used the remote control to turn it off and on. Since it is on my HH, I really did not have to use the receiver.

Well, about two weeks ago I did. The receiver did not see the transmitter. I had it about 5 years. No telling when it actually went out. My other two transmitters worked just fine.

I contacted Marshall. They are great to talk to. Of course my warranty is way out. I sent in my transmitter and they could not figure out what was wrong. They did give me the 20% off on the new one I ordered and received within 3 days. In order to get the 20% I had to let them keep my busted transmitter.

Guess one of the things I learned out of this, check your transmitters every so often with your receiver rather than relying on that $40 remote switch.

Still, Marshall is a great company.

The Signal Finder doesn't care what frequency your transmitter is on. It just knows that there is a Signal which is what it was intended for. The transmitter in question was off frequency for some reason. It probably lost its memory and bounced to some unknown channel or something happened to the frequency synthesis circuitry.

I use my Signal Finder a lot for turning my transmitter on and off because it is easier particularly when you have a bird on the glove.

Every day I check the receiver to make sure that it hears the transmitter before I leave home. Remember that just because the transmitter is working doesn't mean that the receiver is. MRT receivers are so quiet when there is no signal that it is pretty easy to leave it turned on and have the battery go dead. THAT is not a good thing to discover when you pull out your receiver.