[GreenKeys] ITTY Computer Failure

[Steve Garrison]

Keep up the good work George!  It is very much appreciated!!

Steve G./N4TTY
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On Jul 17, 2013, at 19:06, "George B. Hutchison" <w7tty at centurylink.net> wrote:

> GreenKeyers - - -
> 
> This afternoon we lost COM Port 1 on the ITTY Broadcast Computer.
> 
> The  DTR was noted to be dropping between stories, interrupting 
> audio carrier between news items.
> 
> After a couple of restarts there was no carrier control and no TXD 
> data transmittion into the ST-8000A.
> 
> A quick reconfiguration to use COMPORT 2 in the same computer 
> brought the system back up to normal operation.
> 
> We use Dell GX 150 desktop machines, and this is particular computer 
> was surplussed by Boeing about ten years ago, and has lived a happy 
> life since coming to ITTY.
> 
> We are in the process of reducing the size of the ITTY Complex to 
> one six foot rack, the commissioning of which will be noted by a 
> burial at sea of this stalwart yet aged unit in the near future.
> 
> And so it goes...
> 
> W7TTY
> 
> 
> 
> 
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