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Re: [TowerTalk] Murphy rides again

Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Murphy rides again
From: RMorris <robrk@nidhog.net>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 17:40:59 -0400
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Does the Yaesu have a break, like the Ham M ?
The movers "lost" my Ham M box.
Three spring action toggle switches and a home made ohm meter worked fine.

Found the controller a couple of years later in a box of dishes.

Sent from my iPad

On May 19, 2013, at 16:10, "K1TTT" <K1TTT@ARRL.NET> wrote:

> Have a 12v power supply that puts out a couple amps??  And an ohm meter??
> You already have a spare rotor controller!  
> 
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Horton [mailto:k5iid@sbcglobal.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 18:47
> To: Tower Talk
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Murphy rides again
> 
> I hope this is appropriate here...if not I apologize
>  
> 
> 
> 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 55 years!
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