[SECC] Dead CAT

[gregpotter at charter.net]

Thanks all who replied on and off the list.

I guess Yaesu might have forgotten to put a buffer in there to protect 
the IC.  Given the current state of the economy,  I guess (at least for 
now) I will just continue contesting and operating without it.  I just 
have to re-train myself to change the bands on the PC when I change the 
bands on the rig.  Bad CAT, Old dog, new tricks.....it will have to work 
for me.

Thanks again.

73 de Greg NM2L



On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Gordon Macie wrote:

  I have the same problem on my FT-847

Gordon N4LR

--- On Tue, 1/17/12, Michael Condon <mrcne4s at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Michael Condon <mrcne4s at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [SECC] Dead CAT
To: "gregpotter at charter.net" <gregpotter at charter.net>, "secc: 
contesting.com" <secc at contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 9:58 AM

Greg,
I have had that happen twice....   on a 1000mp.
Last time, I replaced the IC with a Max232 device... but the foil vias 
around that area are getting pretty ratty.

A long time ago, I read somewhere that this was a problem with this 
series Yaesu.

The rig has been OK after the last fix.
Good luck...
Mike


Please use ne4s at iham.us as my address.


From: "gregpotter at charter.net" <gregpotter at charter.net>
To: secc: contesting.com <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 7:40 AM
Subject: [SECC] Dead CAT

I have discovered the root cause of my Rig/PC issues in the NAQP.  It 
appears my RS232 CAT connection on the Mark V blew out.  UGH!  Perhaps 
some RF in the shack.  I don't even own an amplifier and I was running 
100W, but that seems to be the only conclusion I can come to as the root 
cause (unless the rig is just getting old like the rest of us.  :)  )

The good news is the radio still works great.

73 de Greg NM2L

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