Well, Steve, who knows.

Maybe a trip to the rig hospital at Kenwood East will make him all better!

Then, when you get it back, you can do what some of the big-gun contest ops
do--run two rigs at one time.  They call it dualing TS590's!

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2015 2:26 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TS-590s SK - R.I.P

Tom,

He was only 4 and a half.    He was a foundling, you know.  I still 
remember the day I found him on my front step,  apparently abandoned by 
someone in a brown truck.    He seemed well cared fore all padded in his 
little box.  I decided to raise him as my own.   I didn't even care that 
he was black.  .      The good truly die young.

For the life of me, I can't recall doing anything more boneheaded than 
usual.   Earlier this month, I put a couple of hundred in the log for 
the 160 test and just a few dozen in the 10 meter test the next week. 
Everything seemed fine until a day or 2 ago.   Just one of those things.

73, Steve KW3A


On 12/26/2015 1:56 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Steve:
>
> Sorry about your 590.
>
> And, I'm wondering, how long did you have that rig?
>
> Considering how well you take care of your equipment, I'm surprised 
> this happened to you.
>
> Anyway, at least your new TS590SG will be arriving hopefully before 
> the new year!
>
> Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2015 1:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS-590s SK - R.I.P
>
> Steve, sorry to hear the death of the 590 but now the birth of the s g 
> so yes it is just a hobby hi hi. HNY my friend and 73
>
>
>
> ED K7UC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Forst
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2015 11:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: TS-590s SK - R.I.P
>
> Don't know how or when, but I've smoked my TS-590s.    Noticed some odd
> behavior, No ALC showing, no matter how high  the carrier level  (CW),
> or mic gain (SSB) was set.  Power seemed erratic.      Was possible to
> see 100 watts out on cw, but that needed carrier set to around 80, but 
> still no alc showing.
>
>
> I tried a different power supply, different power cable,  reloaded 
> firmware and settings,  checked all coax and other connections,  and 
> finally rubbed my hand over it chanting" Hom in a, hom in a, hom in a".
>
> Somewhere along the way, I got a whiff of burned component from inside.
>    The "magic smoke" as they say.
>
> Just ordered a 590SG from HRO, year end discount of $1,450.  I'll see 
> what damage I can do to this one.
> .  I'll pull the voice board out of the corpse and do a transplant.
> Some time in the future I'll send the dear departed out for
service/autopsy.
>
> It's just a hobby.  73, Steve KW3A
>