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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 11 May 2004 20:00:03 -0400
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Well, the bad run I'm referring to the problem showed up after about a year
and a half, as does this but this is something different. I'm pretty sure.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: TM-G707A question


> John,
>
> I doubt your radio was part of a bad run, especially since you've had it
> for a while and the problem didn't crop up.  We forget that even in the
> world of ICs and surface mount technology, components can and do
> fail.  Perhaps your microprocessor took a lightning hit.  Those don't
> always do obvious damage, and according to an engineer friend of mine,
they
> don't always show up right away.
>
> Steve
>
> On Tuesday 5/11/04 11:52 John Miller wrote:
>
> >Yup,  sure have,  funny thing is, that's the only thing it doesn't do, or
> >the only thing wrong, for now, guess I'll wait and see, I have another
one
> >here, I was going to put it in my mom's car as a mobile but she's talking
> >about getting a new car and won't want a radio in it for a year at least
so
> >I guess I'll leave my Icom 27H in her car she has now and keep the other
> >707A in the house for a backup since I didn't have this problem as of a
week
> >or 2 ago I know for sure, I'm thinking I'll probably see more things
creep
> >up as time goes on unfortunately, I know there was a bad run of them, but
> >mine should have been well after that that run had an RX problem after a
> >while, I don't know about anything else.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 11:39 AM
> >Subject: Re: TM-G707A question
> >
> >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Have you tried any of the reset functions?  I assume you have, but
I'll
> >ask
> > > anyway.  If that doesn't fix the problem, I'd say your microprocessor
is
> > > broken.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
>

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