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Access until yesterday |
| Introduction. | [Lily Diary] Diary of Life in Mindanao |
| 25/06/07 | Introducing the Shack |
| 25/06/06 | A portrait illustrated by ChatGPT |
| 25/05/26 | Windows full-width half-width switching |
| 25/05/17 | OK2ZAW BCD to 16 converter |
| 25/05/16 | For 3.5MHz zepp antennas Stepping motor this and that |
| 25/05/15 | 3.5MHz stepping motor plan |
| 25/05/14 | 3.5MHz tuning coil installed |
| 25/05/11 | 3.5MHz antenna installation completed |
| 25/05/03 | JTDX automatic operation program Ver0.4.3 |
| 25/04/26 | Drone Habsan ZINO |
| 25/04/25 | Time setting Ver0.3 |
| 25/04/24 | AutoCWType_Ver1.3 |
| 25/04/23 | FTDX3000 LCD repair preparation |
| 25/04/22 | Installation plan for 3.5 MHz Twep antenna |
| 25/04/21 | AutoCWType_Ver1.1 |
| 25/04/20 | 10,14MHz antenna installation completed |
| 25/04/19 | JTDX automatic operation program Ver0.4.1 |
| 25/04/19 | Antenna pole installation at 14 MHz |
| 25/04/18 | ThinkPad X390 repair completed |
| 25/04/17 | Search is now available. |
| 25/04/15 | Preparation of 10 MHz dipole |
| 25/04/12 | Hexbeam Part8 |
| 25/04/06 | ThinkPad X390 is broken. |
| 25/04/05 | Time Setting Program |
| 25/03/31 | JTDX Automatic Operation Program |
| 25/03/30 | Automatic log sending from CWType to Hamlog |
| 25/03/21 | Hexbeam Part7 |
| 25/03/20 | FreeDV Part3 First QSO |
| 25/03/18 | FreeDV Part2 QSO in shack |
| 25/03/16 | Hexbeam Part6 |
| 25/03/15 | FreeDV Part1 installation |
| 25/03/09 | Hexbeam Part5 |
| 25/03/07 | Hexbeam Part4 |
| 25/03/05 | 28MHz antenna modification |
| 25/03/01 | FTDX3000 is broken! |
| 25/02/28 | Pile up at 50MHz FT8 |
| 25/02/28 | DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair |
| 25/02/27 | Pipe and rebuild plan for tower |
| 25/02/26 | Direction of Japan from Ozamiz |
| 25/02/26 | 28MHz does not fly. |
| 25/02/23 | DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair |
| 25/02/22 | Hexbeam Part3 |
| 25/02/21 | Hexbeam Part2 |
| 25/02/18 | 28MHz antenna construction |
| 25/02/17 | 18,24MHz antenna height construction |
| 25/02/16 | Z26NS Cosovo |
| 25/02/14 | 21MHz FT8 |
| 25/02/12 | Antenna repair at 7,21 MHz |
| 25/02/08 | CW operation at 21MHz |
| 25/02/05 | DXV500ZS linear amplifier failure |
| 25/01/19 | Input Director |
| 25/01/14 | Temporary License Renewal |
| FTDX3000 LCD ready for repair (2025/04/23) | ||
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| The LCD of my YAESU FTDX3000 is cloudy! LCD removed from the same FTDX3000 that was damaged by lightning has the same symptoms. 2024/04/04But as I mentioned, YAESU "does not sell in parts and must be sent back to Japan for repair". The shipping cost alone is 10,700 pesos (about 28,000 yen) one way. And that too cannot be sent directly from the Philippines. They asked me to send it to their family before sending it back to them. I had no choice but to contact YAESU in the U.S. The price of the LCD as a part was 40,000 yen. They eventually gave up on repairing it.  |
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| Then about a year Facebook.KOA GikenCombatant of the "Society for Advanced Amateur Radio Technology JG2TST Matsui posted that he repaired the LCD on his IC-706 I asked if they replaced the LCD panel, but they said they just replaced the sheet due to degradation of the polarizing sheet. My LCD was also diagnosed as "the polarizing sheet is probably deteriorating due to high temperature and humidity. It was also my opinion that it was unlikely that the LCD would be ruined with the same symptoms on both units.  |
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I immediately disassembled the FTDX3000 donor, the one damaged by lightning, and removed the LCD panel. |
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I was instructed by JG2TST to remove the metal from the frame as well, so I fearfully pried it off with a screwdriver. |
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Meet the LCD panel |
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| Polarizing sheet will not come off even if pried with fingernails or a flat-blade precision screwdriver Instructions to try peeling with the teeth of a razor blade or a cutter blade I plugged it in a bit and the sheet floated away.  |
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| All that remains is to peel off the sheet while inserting the cutter blade. I was able to peel it off by hand halfway through.  |
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I was able to peel it all off, but apparently all the glue is still there. |
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I ordered polarized sheets from my usual Philippine mail order Shopee for 143 pesos (about $380) |
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| This is a scrubber to remove glue 49 pesos (about 130 yen)  |
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| I cannot get anhydrous alcohol in Osamis. Likewise, Shopee doesn't sell it either! When I consulted with JG2TST, they advised me to search the IPA. I did that and got a hit on 99.9% pure isopyral alcohol, 155 pesos for 1 liter (about $410).  |
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| Total of 3 items including shipping is 687 pesos (about 1,820 yen) Polarizing films are shipped from China and arrive at Ozamiz in 5 days to 1 week Work is suspended for the moment. |
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| April 21, 2024 April 24, 2025 |