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Subject: [Towertalk] RE: Yaesu G1000SDX
From: erik@urbakken.dk (Erik Jakobsen)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 21:54:28 +0100
On Mon, 2 Dec 2002 15:36:29 -0500
"Rudy Marcelletti, K8SWD" <rudym@net-link.net> wrote:

> Erik:  You take a lightning hit?  I don't computer control my G1000SDX, but 
> you describe what mine did for a while after a close strike, or direct hit--I 
> don't know which.  The needle would spin around uncontrollably and sometimes 
> point in the right direction, sometimes not.  When I would look outside, the 
> antenna was aiming correctly where I had the preset pointing, but the needle 
> would spin wildly, but would eventually stop in the vacinity where I was 
> pointed.  Well, this summer I took another hit--direct I think.  It wiped out 
> about $3,500.00 of on non-ham stuff in the house, but only 2 ham power 
> supplies.  My rotor is now FIXED!  No explanation for it other than something 
> up top was loose as my controller was disconnected at the time of the storm, 
> and lightning fixed it!

Hi Rudy.

So far I do not know about a lightning attack here :-).

I'm not quite sure if the antenna is being rotated with the same speed as the 
needle does. But of course I'll have a look at it.
Will give it a try with the presets. Once I was out it seemed that the antenna 
did rotate according to the needle, but I'm not sure.

Well I'll be back when I have done the test.

Tnx for your kind replying.

> Rudy Marcelletti, K8SWD
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