I had a lightening strike over a year ago on the pole pig across the road.
I was looking our the window when it hit. The UPS did not prevent
lightening damage to the computer, rig, etc. At best they have a decent
surge protector. A direct lightening strike on the power line into your
home IMHO is far more than what typical surge devices are intended to
protect from. And, may you never have a direct hit.
73 W0ETC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd Smith" <nx4w@bellsouth.net>
To: "Frank Grossman (WB2BXO)" <flgrossman@earthlink.net>; "DX4WIN"
<DX4WIN@qth.net>
Cc: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 00:00
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Is My ICOM CT-17 Kaput
> Hi Frank:
>
> As cheap as UPS's are now, I can't understand why anyone would not have
> their expensive equipment plugged in to one I have two of them, one for
my
> computer and one for my radio and accessories.
>
> 73' Lloyd
> NX4W
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Grossman (WB2BXO)" <flgrossman@earthlink.net>
> To: "DX4WIN" <DX4WIN@qth.net>
> Cc: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 5:55 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] Is My ICOM CT-17 Kaput
>
>
> > Started up DX4WIN this afternoon, attempted to "listen" to a packet
spot,
> > and the following happened:
> >
> > --Radio failed to move to the spot frequency,
> > --Got "Radio timeout" message about 30 seconds later,
> > --Clicked "ok" to timeout message, and got "An exception occurred.
Access
> > violation at address 005FE0EE80 in module DX4WIN.EXE, Read of address
> > FFFFFFFF. (That's 8 F's). :-)
> >
> > Tried Writelog to eliminate software as the culprit, and simply got a
"No
> > Radio!" message.
> >
> > My best guess so far is that the CT-17, which has worked flawlessly for
> > years, has been fried by a lightening strike. The strike did no other
> > damage in the shack other than trip a breaker my the 20 amp. line used
by
> my
> > SB-220. (got some TV's in other apartments, though!)
> >
> > I'll swap "com" ports after dinner to make sure the com port wasn't
fried,
> > rather than the CT-17.
> >
> > Are there any other likely culprits, or do I collect on my ARRL
insurance
> > for the CT-17? (Assuming lightening strikes are covered!) :-)
> >
> > 73,
> > Frank
> > wb2bxo@arrl.net
> >
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