K1VP
Curious if you where able to diagnose the problem with your Jupiter?
Fernando N2FQ/6
n2fq@sbcglobal.net
> On Dec 17, 2016, at 7:19 AM, Ed lawson <elawson@grizzy.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:43:46 -0600
> Dukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Loose connections are always a possibility.
>>
> Quick check inside did not reveal anything amiss or loose. Nor change
> condtion.
>>
>> The thing has just done you a favor, it went dead. It should now be
>> easier to fix.
>
> I hope so as seems destined to go in for repair.
>>
>> Hope it’s not the CPU though...
>>
> That is my greatest fear. I've never had a CPU go bad in other
> consumer products, why do they seem a problem area in some ham gear?
>
> Perhaps it is due to the fact ham gear is used for years. After all,
> how many people are still using a 486 based computer. That seems the
> rub, a good radio is a good radio essentially forever while other gear
> with CPUs become functionally obsolete within a few years. Just seems
> a terrible waste to have a nice radio become a brick upon the failure
> of a part.
>
> --
> Ed Lawson
> Ham Callsign: K1VP
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