[TowerTalk] Murphy rides again

[Mickey Baker]

That debunks my brother's philosophy - "if, after you move, a year has
passed, you should preemptively discard any unopened boxes."

Keep those old boxes!

73,

Mickey N4MB

On Sunday, May 19, 2013, RMorris wrote:

> 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 at ARRL.NET <javascript:;>> 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 at arrl.net <javascript:;>
> > web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
> > AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Horton [mailto:k5iid at sbcglobal.net <javascript:;>]
> > 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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Mickey Baker, N4MB
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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