Did you have the timer on?
You could have turned it on accidentally.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: TH-F6A go bye-bye
> Anthony:
>
> The radio was on my regulated 3-amp DC power supply, and both battery
packs
> were fully charged. In fact, they are still fully charged--or at least,
my
> XYL says the "battery check" function shows three bars for both battery
> packs.
>
> Thanks for the thoughts, though.
>
> As far as I can tell, my power supply cord has a good solid electrical
> connection, and again, remember that I couldn't even run the radio on
> battery for a while even though both packs were fully charged.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: kB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:25 AM
> Subject: Re: TH-F6A go bye-bye
>
>
> > Hi Tom;
> >
> > If that radio was plugged in with a cigarette lighter plug, maybe the
plug
> > wasn't making contact and it was running on the battery and it
eventually
> > went dead.
> >
> > 73 De Anthony W2AJV
> > [log in to unmask]
> > ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:03 AM
> > Subject: Re: TH-F6A go bye-bye
> >
> >
> > > Buddy:
> > >
> > > Yep, I agree with you on that one. I have had mine for over 2 years
> now,
> > > with no problem with the SMA (knock on wood).
> > >
> > > However, something really weird happened last night with my THF6A.
> > >
> > > I had finished running our local ARES net on our 2-meter repeater, and
> > left
> > > the room to go do some computer work. When I got back an hour or so
> > later,
> > > I found the HT to be completely off. I had been running it on my
3-amp
> DC
> > > regulated power supply. I couldn't turn the radio back on, using the
> > power
> > > supply. I switched over to my two fully-charged battery packs, and
> > couldn't
> > > turn on the radio either. My XYL looked at the screen--completely
> > blank--no
> > > error message or anything.
> > >
> > > Then, I plugged the radio in to the supplied Walwart charger, and
> > eventually
> > > got it going with the charger. Disconnected it from the charger--no
> > battery
> > > power. Had to do this several times before the radio started working
> > again
> > > both with the charger, and then the batteries.
> > >
> > > Radio is fine now. Works with the power supply, wall charger, and
> > > batteries, but I sure don't know what that was all about.
> > >
> > > Oh well--Such is the fun with these modern solid-state rigs.
> > >
> > > Best 73 from Tom Behler: kB8TYJ
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:30 AM
> > > Subject: Re: TH-F6A go bye-bye
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Tom,
> > > >
> > > > I'd had it just over a month--which I'd say was a somewhat premature
> > > failure of the SMA :)
> > > > --
> > > > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV
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> > >
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