[OhQP-mail] The missing amp

K8CR k8cr at cinci.rr.com
Thu Sep 28 16:05:48 CDT 2017


About damn time!!!

⁣Sent from Blue ​

On Sep 28, 2017, 16:33, at 16:33, Stephen Morton <swmorton50 at gmail.com> wrote:
>Several of the folks on OHQP mail list have been following the saga of
>my missing amplifier.  Here’s some breaking news…
>
>I ordered the amp from DX Engineering in March of 2016.  It was shipped
>out immediately and arrived in Florida in a few days.  From Florida a
>freight forwarder shipped it to Costa Rica.  It actually arrived in
>Costa Rica in late April 2016.
>
>Unfortunately, there was a shake up in Customs here, and my amp got
>caught up in the turmoil.  The amp sat in Customs for 17 months, and it
>was finally released about a month ago.  Unfortunately, during the long
>storage time, the Customs warehouse here managed to loose the amp
>altogether.
>
>On Monday, the freight broker finally gave up and asked me for my
>banking info so he could honor the insurance claim.  I sent him the
>info, but on Tuesday, the amp was found in the warehouse after a last
>ditch effort to locate it.
>
>It was delivered to me yesterday – finally.
>
>When I ordered it from DX Engineering, I asked them to beef up the
>shipping box since it was likely to receive some rough handling along
>the way.  Interestingly enough, MFJ double boxed the amp.  DX
>Engineering added additional corner protectors before they shipped it. 
>Much to my surprise, the amp was received intact, even after seven
>inspections.  Only issue was one loose tube.
>
>Hookup was a little problematic.  The amp relay interface/buffer that I
>already had uses a RCA plug to key the amp.  No problem there. 
>Unfortunately, my Yaesu transceiver only has a 8 pin mini DIN output to
>key the interface/buffer.  Much to my surprise, I actually had a new
>mini DIN in my junk box and was able to make up the correct cable
>marriage.
>
>Even more amazing, nothing appears to be wrong with the amp!  I haven’t
>finished putting it through all the paces, but everything so far seems
>good.   We now have some fire in the wire!
>
>Steve – TI8/AA8HH
>
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