[Al Skierkiewicz]

Gary,
The IFI station behind the field has a monitor device that can look at your link, determine your team number and see the level of your backup battery and main battery. But it doesn't work if the radio is not working. I would think that your particular problem should have caused the IFI rep and the perhaps the FTA to offer to do a radio check between matches to check operation. In the interest of maximizing the experience for all teams, it seems that a test would have been the best course of action. Sorry you had such a problem.