[OKDXA] For the Love of Pete!!

[N5OK]

Sounds like gremlins to me...

Coy C Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
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On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 5:12 PM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> This is almost comical. But only *almost*...
>
> You've all read my tales of woe concerning getting going on FT8, then
> having sound card issues, and more sound card issues, and amp
> problems... Add to this rogue's gallery a mic cord problem. I use a
> RigBlaster and it's set to get the tones to the rig via the mic
> connector. Having worked gloriously the past few days, I decide to get
> TN8K on FT8, just like modern hams. So, I find a spot that doesn't seem
> so crouded, click on Tx Enable, click on the call and... Nuttin'. Nada.
> Zilch.
>
> NOW WHAT?!
>
> At first it made no sense but I finally chased it down to the cable
> between the RigBlaster and the mic input on the rig. Well, I did have to
> disturb it while working on the amp, so maybe... I look in the 8-pin
> connector and Lo! and Behold! The wire carrying the audio suffered a
> cold solder joint and is disconnected. After 30 y, it finally came
> loose. I resoldered it, insured it's a good joint, and tested it finding
> all is once again well in the universe.
>
> Sheesh. I will *not* ask what else could happen, because I might find
> out...
>
> Kim N5OP
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