When is the baby due?
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
I'm glad it was only my backup radio, but it's still disappointing, oh well,
I'm thinking about putting the whole station in the sun room and fixing it
up so that's more for year round use anyway so maybe I'll move the TS-2000
out there soon and for inside where the TS-2000 is now, I'll have basically
2 meters and VHF commercial for emergency communications and 900 MHz, so
I'll probably put a commercial radio in here, or my Kenwood TR-7850 I was
just given if I can come up with a tone board for it. More likely the
Motorola SM120 though, I need something I can put way up high so a little
one can't get in to it and I've seen HT's bigger than that SM120.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Lombardi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
> John, am really sorry about what happened. Its awful. Gosh I
> remember years ago when I had a dx100 and the rectifier sockets would
short out.
> And
> had transformers let go--now that's an interesting smell for sure.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:30 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
>
> It's the known built in power supply problem for the TS-930, I can
> only think something was hurt back at field day because this is the
> first time I used it since then. For whatever reason it was straining
> like anything when I tried to transmit to check SWR, and on low power
> as well, I let it warm up for a few minutes and tried it again, that's
> when I got the smell and noises. Been there and done that before. I
> probably should have just shut it right off when I noticed it
> struggling, it never buzzed like that before but it was a bit cool in
> the sun room, I hoped letting it warm up would help it.
>
> I don't know. It's done now. I hope it's just capacitors but either
> way, I'm not in a position to fix it but I have had a couple good
> offers already for it. I think I figured out the antenna issue as
> well, it's all unrelated but next time I'll try it with the tripod, or
> I'll just wait until the permanent install is done, the ground froze
> before I could get to it this year, I figured it would but in the
> spring, first project is put a floor in the shed, then fix the lawn
> mower, after that comes the antenna unless I happen to sneak it in but
> the other 2 will be while the ground's still frozen for the most part
> and for ground mounted antenna, I don't think I can while the ground
> is frozen. Now the wet season, after seeing how my yard muddies up
> with very little grass out there anymore, that's the time to do it
> then worry about the grass.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:05 PM
> Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> I'm terribly sorry to hear about your TS930 and power supply!
>>
>> That doesn't make one's day for sure!
>>
>> I had something like that happen to a rig I had many years ago, and
>> still remember that feeling!
>>
>> It was my fault too, which didn't make it any easier!
>>
>> In fact, I bet a number of others on the list have had similar
>> experiences, so if it's any consollation, you are not alone.
>>
>> Hang in there, and hopefully, the damage will not be as bad as it
>> first looked.
>>
>> Good luck, and keep us posted.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>>
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