At 06:04 PM 5/5/2008, you wrote:
hello all
my 'old' trakbox (dusty!) ,after 5 years of sleep, doesnt work in stand alone mode anymore ; terminal mode works perfectly. Ram has been cleared , clock adjusted, new keplers loaded ; version is 3.50b.
Any ideas ?
73
renauld on4kvi
The first thing I would suggest is to change to 3.50d. TAPR has ROMs and the image is readily available if you can program EPROMs.
Also check the battery to see if is still alive. If you need parts let me know as I still have most everything in the kits.
After making these changes let me know your results.
73, Jack - WA4EJR
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One more addition, if you order a new EPROM, make sure you order the proper one depending upon whether your box has been upgraded - Basic or Turbo with 80C320 and 22 MHz clock.
John Kopala N7JK
Renauld,
I still have eproms for 3.50D and upgrade kits to go to the Turbo version. Contact me if any of this interests you. Please let me know if you solve your problem so we can help others who still use the Trakbox. I currently have 4 working Trakbox Turbo's and use them all the time when working the satellites.
Don, kd6ire
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Kopala Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:22 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TrakBox Upgrade
At 06:04 PM 5/5/2008, you wrote:
hello all
my 'old' trakbox (dusty!) ,after 5 years of sleep, doesnt work in stand alone mode anymore ; terminal mode works perfectly. Ram has been cleared , clock adjusted, new keplers loaded ; version is 3.50b.
Any ideas ?
73
renauld on4kvi
Hi Don, can you outline the changes from 3.50b to 3.50d as the ZIP file with the ROM images has no change log as did previous upgrades.
How to you identify whether the TB has been upgraded to the Turbo version?
Thanks
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Don Ferguson Sent: May 7, 2008 1:40 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TrakBox Upgrade
Renauld,
I still have eproms for 3.50D and upgrade kits to go to the Turbo version. Contact me if any of this interests you. Please let me know if you solve your problem so we can help others who still use the Trakbox. I currently have 4 working Trakbox Turbo's and use them all the time when working the satellites.
Don, kd6ire
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