[VHFcontesting] 222 Activity night

[David Olean]

Hi GB Ron

check the DC switch that applies power to the FETs. It is on a small 
board inside the amp chassis and near the larger control board.  A P 
channel FET acts as a DC switch. It removes 50 VDC during RX.

Dave K1WHS

On 6/4/2024 8:41 PM, Ron Klimas WZ1V wrote:
> 222 Night started out great, then disaster struck.
> Was completing a CW contact around 8:15pm,
> when suddenly heard a fizzle, and the amp was dead,
> followed by a slight scent of smoke.
> Managed to get the following in the log:
> K2RMX FN20, N2RC FN21, N1JEZ FN44, N1SV FN42,
> WA3NUF FN20, K3GNC FN20, N1GLT FN42, K1PXE FN31,
> W9KXI FN12, W2TMA FN30, WA3EOQ FM09, N1ROZ FN32,
> WW1Z FN42, K1WHS FN43, W1FKF FN43, K1ZK FN34,
> N1LHP FN42, W1AIM FN34.
> I'm pretty bummed, so might not be on this weekend.
>
> 73 Ron WZ1V
>
>
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