Doug, thank you for the tip. I will crank the tower down and give that
solution a try.
Terry - W6LMJ
On 8/27/08 12:00 PM, "towertalk-request@contesting.com"
<towertalk-request@contesting.com> wrote:
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:55:15 -0400
> From: "Doug Rehman" <doug@k4ac.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G-800SA Problem
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
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> Sounds like contamination in the plug on the rotor end. Water gets in,
> dries, and leaves slightly conductive residue between the pins- the residue
> causes the control box to display erratic results.
>
> I had the same thing happen a couple of years ago on a G-1000. I took the
> plug apart, cleaned it very well and waterproofed it; no problems since.
>
> Doug
> K4AC
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