I noticed that my last posting was in May 2025, this did not mean I was idle at this QTH. Both Mike (M0AWS) and Steve (M0XVT) kept asking when I was going to update my site as I had various projects on the go!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I as usual was operating HF happily in the evening and closed the station down as usual, however the next day in the afternoon when I went to operate my station again I found the CG3000<\/strong><\/a> unresponsive (Relay Click was not present!) when I powered it via the control box that it was supplied with when bought at ML&S<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usual checks was then followed to see if there was a power supply issue using my multimeter. I confirmed power was present at the ATU end so this issue was with the device itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I placed a call with ML&S and spoke to Gary (Workshop) regarding my problem. I needed to send the ATU back to them. My decision was to drive to ML&S with faulty ATU and handover for repair.. I also asked Mike (M0AWS) if he wanted to come along as he lives only 3 Miles away and he agreed and offered to drive as he wanted to drop off his FTDX10 he was selling. Well 2.5Hrs drive from Suffolk, we arrived at their site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I duly handed the unit over and then we had a discussion on whether this was still covered under warranty and was happy that they confirmed this was. The next day after dropping the ATU for repair, I received a call from ML&S (Gary) who informed me that it was fixed and was on it’s way back to me via DHL. The cause was a faulty plug-in chip (PD8255A Programmable Peripheral Interface<\/strong>) that was duly replaced and Gary tested that the ATU was fully operational and tuned a wire in their workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further blog on what possibly was the cause of the ATU defect in Part 2….. I noticed that my last posting was in May 2025, this did not mean I was idle at this QTH. Both Mike (M0AWS) and Steve (M0XVT) kept asking when I was going to update my site as I had various projects on the go!! I as usual was operating HF happily in the evening and … <\/p>\n
We spent sometime looking at the various offerings whilst there and as always enjoyed a coffee that was offered to us.. I also bought a HH.. Blog to come on that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within three-days I received a fully operational ATU back at my QTH with the offending faulty chip. My thanks to all the team at ML&S for such a quick turnaround.
I was back in action on the HF bands again a very happy chappie..<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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