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[quote=Edchris177][quote]I had hoped it was a damaged antenna because the antenna had couple of bends in it from being stored loose in a gear bag.[/quote]
That generally creates no ill effects, these antennae are  basically a piece of wire inside a rubber tube, you can bend the crap out of them, to the point of breaking the internal wire & they will still work.
The fact that it beeps proves the speaker/connections are good.
One more test you can do is try to transmit to a buddy close by. If it goes through to his radio, then the antennae/connection is sound.
You should be able to pick up the weather. I am 40 miles from Lake Ontario, & I can easily hear the marine broadcast on the weather channel.
If there is no foreign object that fell into where the antennae screws in, preventing contact,(did you have the antennae off?) then it is most likely a diode or other tiny internal part that fried.
Unfortunately it is probably not cost effective to fix. If you pay $89 to bench test, then even 30 minutes of time to replace a diode etc & reassemble, + shipping both ways, you are at the "new with warranty" price.
One other option is to find a radio hobbyist. Those guys love to tinker, & can probably look at it for free. Search out a HAM radio club in your area for leads.[/quote]

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