I really didn't want to go into all the gory details Jim, but since you asked....
I was listening to the Maritime Mobile Service net on 20 meters on my TR-4, great receive audio, while my Collins S Line and 30S-1 were warming up for the Collins Collectors Net also on 20 meters, but using a different antenna. I left the radio room for about an hour or so and when I came back in net control for the CCA net was calling for Rocky Mountain area stations to check in. I forgot that the TR-4 was still on (couldn't hear the NCS anymore and didn't even look in that direction), and pushed the high voltage button on the 30S-1 and started transmitting. Halfway through my transmission I heard a pop and then smelled smoke. The first thing I thought was that something in the 30S-1 blew, but I was still putting out between 800 and 1000 watts. I turned around and saw that the TR-4 was still on and connected to it's antenna (its on the other end of the console) and I said @#$%!!! It was hard to tell at first where the burning smell was coming from because the TR-4 is mounted in the console and the fans were dumping the smoke into the room, but when I pulled the panel cover off of the console there was no doubt what had happened. Interestingly, the MN-4 attached to the TR-4 suffered no damage. It must have passed the RF right through to the radio. So the moral of the story is; don't get old and forgetful, and always check that all the other radios in the station are shut off and antenna switches are grounded before transmitting, especially when using an amplifier! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! :-( Steve J. Steven Cochrane W7JSC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Shorney" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Need TR4 T-9 > On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:24:22 -0600, J. Steven Cochrane wrote: > > > > >I did something stupid > > > C'mon Steve, fess up! What did you do? :) > > 73 > > -Jim > > > -- > Ham Radio NU0C > Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. > TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, > GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! > > "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and > he will learn for a lifetime." > > HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ > http://radiojim.exofire.net > http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney > http://www.nebraskaghosts.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
