[Skimmertalk] RU9CZD skimmer QS1R died in the recent thunderstorm. Help needed.

[Igor Sokolov]

Thank you Prasad.

I have exactly the same report from RN4WA. I have already ordered the 
chip. Hopefully this will be a solution to the problem.


73, Igor UA9CDC


13.08.2021 17:35, Prasad VU2PTT пишет:
> Igor,
>
> I had lost the USB chip in the QS1R here from a very nearby lightning 
> strike some time back. Replacing it worked - nothing else was affected 
> on the board. Lost many other things too but the QS1R had only this 
> part damaged.
>
> Good luck!
>
> 73,
>
> Prasad VU2PTT.
>
> On Fri, 13 Aug 2021 at 6:58 AM, Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com 
> <mailto:ua9cdc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thank you guys. Visual inspection did no reveal any damage. The radio
>     does not respond when connected to computer USB. That is why we
>     thought
>     may be only USB was affected. IF the USB chip CY7C6813A does not
>     require
>     firmware we will try to substitute it first.
>
>     13.08.2021 0:01, Pete Smith N4ZR пишет:
>     >
>     > Amen.  I thought mine had a USB transceiver problem, but when I
>     looked
>     > more closely, the ADC chip - still a $105 part - showed severe
>     burning
>     > and bubbling on its top surface.  Since there is very little
>     between
>     > the antenna input and the ADC, it's not hard to imagine
>     lightning damage.
>     >
>     > 73, Pete N4ZR
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>     > On 8/12/2021 2:50 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
>     >> That is the USB transceiver chip, so I imagine it does not need
>     any
>     >> firmware installed.
>     >>
>     >> But if there was lightning nearby while the antenna was connected,
>     >> many more chips could be damaged.
>     >>
>     >> 73,
>     >> Bob, N6TV
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 11:20 AM Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com
>     <mailto:ua9cdc at gmail.com>
>     >> <mailto:ua9cdc at gmail.com <mailto:ua9cdc at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >>     RU9CZD skimmer is off line as our trusted QS1R that have been
>     >>     serving us
>     >>     for many years went out of order during recent thunderstorm. We
>     >>     would
>     >>     like to try and fix it. The suspect is CY7C6813A. This chip is
>     >>     available
>     >>     locally but the question is, does it need some sort of firmware
>     >>     installed prior to soldering it in. Is this firmware
>     available from
>     >>     somewhere? Help would be highly appreciated.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>     73, Igor UA9CDC
>     >>
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