Re: [amsat-bb] Downconverter Protection revisited

[N1HOQ@xxxxxxx]

Greetings SAT fans,         
           I have a DEMI 144-2400RX converter and use the SSBT saftey bias 
tee from same. As this is the first downconverter I have used, I was not in a 
regular practice of checking my coax connections. I put power into the SSBT 
no less than 3 times. Between the SSBT and the TS-790A power backoff, it 
saved the converter. Well worth the money. Haven't put power into it since, 
as I have a routine to check the coax connected to the rig now, but who knows 
in the future. Absolute must have item. Imagine running home to grab a grid 
expedition station on UO-14 after working AO-40 late the evening before. A 
little carelessness and POOF! Its easy to do, particularly if you run a one 
touch automated station.
73 de Shawn, N1HOQ.
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