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[CQ-Contest] Murphy Strikes Again!!!!!!!!!!

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Murphy Strikes Again!!!!!!!!!!
From: Tom Horton <k5iid@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 20:37:36 -0700 (PDT)
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Just days to go before one of my favorite contests and my Yaesu G-800SDX 
 rotator control box decided to say..."Oh no you don't" 
The 2 amp fuse blows instantly (as it should when there is a problem) when the 
power is applied. It does it with the rotor cable removed so it appears to be 
in the box.
Does anyone have any experience repairing these devices. My eyesight no longer 
allows me to work on such small stuff.
 My options are
 1. Get this one repaired in less than a week.
 2. Find a loaner until this one can be repaired
 3. Find someone that can climb up and replace my Yaesu with my HD-73 spare.
 4. Buy a G-800SDX control box at a very cheap price.
ORRRRRRRRRRR
 5. Operate the entire contest with the antenna pointed to EU...yeah i know it 
could be pointed to the South Pacific.
 
 Any help out there any where?
 Tom K5IID
Hillsboro Texas
 

There is no joy in Mudville!


K5IID Tom Horton Hillsboro, TX
E sorter for ARRL W5 bureau
Same call for 56 years!
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