George, Attempts at private reply failed so I'm sending this through the
reflector.
-=Rog-K9RB=-
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Borowski <K9RB@bellsouth.net>
To: <k3gp@arrl-dot-com>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] DCU-1 diagnosis and/or repair?
> George, Mine has come up looking apparently dead after power surges and
> lightning storms a number of times. I have always been successful by
unplugging
> it from the AC source for a few seconds and then plugging it back in. I hope
> you may be as fortunate! FYI, I did purchase a spare unit right before they
> discontinued them and if you find that you need one, I would be willing to
part
> with it since my original has been good to me since '94 now and many times I
> think what poor an investment it has been since the original has been so
reliable
> and trouble-free for me. Although they catalog it again, it doesn't appear
that
> Hygain/Starkville will ever produce this unit. My new spare is one of the
very
> last ones manufactured by Hygain/Lincoln circa 1998. 73, -=Rog-K9RB=-
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George K3GP
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:45 AM
> Subject: [Towertalk] DCU-1 diagnosis and/or repair?
>
>
> > Towertalkians:
> >
> > Has anyone had any experience with (1) diagnosing a dead DCU-1 rotor
> > control box, or (2) A repair facility that handles this work that they
> > can recommend?
> >
> > I took a lightning hit that entered through my cable modem (it was
> > totally cooked), proceeded to zap the motherboard thru the Ethernet port
> > and then out to the DCU-1 via the serial port. I have not yet opened the
> > DCU-1 to do a visual assessment of the damage, so it may not be pretty.
> > Miraculously, the FT-990 which was connected to the second serial port
> > came through unscathed!
> >
> > 333-3333
> > George K3GP
> >
> >
> >
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