Saber I is now a paperweight

Charlied · Post by **Charlied** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:26 pm

Somehow I've turned my Saber I into an expensive paperweight.
Is there anyway to reset it?

I get no on beep, rec or transmit, and no communication.

williamh · Post by **williamh** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:11 pm

what did you in the programming .. did you save the origional file ???

what are the programming platforms you are using , rib , eveything .. cant help if we dont know all the info

Zap · Post by **Zap** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:37 pm

Is there a fuse that can be checked?

What does the RSS error tell you when you read?

mancow · Post by **mancow** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:13 pm

Check your system.

Is it too fast?
Were you running under pure DOS?
Are your cables good?
Is your RIB working correctly?

Did you change the bandsplit to something it can't handle?

Start from there and work toward the radio.

Saber codeplugs can be created from scratch. Once you've verified your system as being adequate create another with the correct splits and program it.

mancow

williamh · Post by **williamh** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:36 pm

yes there is a fuse ... but i have never herd of blowing a fuse while programming ..

there are a lot of things to check before you start pulling the radio apart looking for fuses ..

Charlied · Post by **Charlied** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:08 pm

Yes, I did save the file.

BUT, this does not help me when the radio will not communicate.

Is there a way to do a reset, as in jumping a couple of connectors to unlock it?

mancow · Post by **mancow** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:13 pm

There is nothing to unlock. If it's corrupted, as it sounds like it is, then it needs to be reprogrammed.

You haven't specified what you are working with yet.

mancow

Charlied · Post by **Charlied** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:58 pm

Got it.

Bad ground wire.

Thanks for your help......