Thank you all for the great help and advice. After the first reply I was worried. But is great to see all the support. I will be reaching out to hamrepair.com in the very near future
Thanks again. Jerry WX7MRI On Oct 21, 2021, at 6:48 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: Thank you Rick and Ron for recomending Hamrepair.com. I have something I may send them.. I did not know about them Eddie (NU5K) On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 01:35:42 PM CDT, Rick Hiller via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: Jerry, There is a fellow in San Antonio that has done a great job for me in the past. On Icom radios but he does Yaesu too. HamRepair.com in San Antonio, TX has a web site too. You can get onto e-ham.net<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fe-ham.net%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C31f05d6eda2a40fa6d8008d994ed551a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637704569330404260%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=NvLT9kQ09XR6%2FC9UACkpSnMWHgpfsrijcvmP%2FPY5tNQ%3D&reserved=0> and go to the Product Review section. First item listed is Amateur Radio Equipment Repair. Plenty of options on that page...local or national. Send them an e-mail and describe what you have. Most will give you their hourly rate and shipping details, etc. and look up. As far as repairing our own equipment is concerned. I am electronics oriented and love to fix crap. However you can only go so far into a current gen radio before you run into problems. Once radios started using VLSIC's, Proms and ASIC's...it got harder to get to the root of certain problems. Then they moved to Gate Arrays, FPGA's, etc. Repair at some stages required a test bench jig. The jig cost bucks but made it easier for the tech to fix things. Oh, then the move from thru hole to SMD's just intensified the visual issue with smaller and smaller parts. Sneeze and there goes your LC filter components HI HI. At this point, I am not saying you can't fix it, and most problems deal with the interface signals and immediate circuits that connect the outside world to the inside micro, mirco electronics. So cold solder joints, bad relays, blown SWR meter diodes or power x-istors, etc. are the majority. Once it gets to the board level guts, most shops toss and replace. Also, you better have a deep background in practical contemporary electronics. Because, understanding the block diagram and theory of operation, then applying that to the schematic, which can take up quite a few pages in the maintenance manual these days, is an exercise in 'looking glass' use and having a copy of the very latest edition of Horowitz and Hills's The Art of Electronics by your side. Best of luck, Jerry. Let me know if I can be of further confusion or assistance. 73...Rick -- W5RH My contact info is in the BVARC roster. . On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM Robert Polinski via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: Make it clear, I am not putting down programmers or anyone. I agree, I am trying to point out not all of us have the skill level to do repairs. That was my answer to the person that said hams should repair their own equipment. I can repair your computer, but god knows you do NOT want me to program it!! Robert From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org>> On Behalf Of Ameenah007 via BVARC Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 12:45 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> Cc: Ameenah007 <ameenah...@gmail.com<mailto:ameenah...@gmail.com>>; david.h...@gmail.com<mailto:david.h...@gmail.com>; Robert Polinski <emdhous...@cebridge.net<mailto:emdhous...@cebridge.net>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Radio Repair Why would I do a repair if I can pay someone else to? Hopefully others will utilize my expertise for their needs even if they can do the work for themselves. I see this no different than yard work or oil changes. 73's Ameenah AG5VZ, WRMY872 On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 12:29 PM Robert Polinski via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: In the old days, most hams had the skill & tools to make most repairs. Over the last 20 or so years, technology has changed. To repair most modern equipment, you need expensive desoldering tools, soldering equipment, air soldering units, etc, just to remove the part for testing or replacement. Most of this equipment is out of reach for most hams. I am in the electronics repair business and with replacements so cheap, it is hard to recoup the cost I have invested in repair equipment. Also the skill that is needed to use it, most hams would not do enough repairs to gain that skill. Now you also have to have the test equipment, signal generators, scopes, frequency counters, etc. Hard to justify for a hobby investment. If you a new ham and invest in old, tube type equipment, there are dangerous & deadly high voltages in older equipment. I grew up working with this type of gear, but most current hams & many current electronic repair people have not. This requires a much greater respect when servicing this equipment. Long time hams, over their years have accumulated much of this gear and skills to do repairs. Over the last 20-30 years, schools have remove classroom training in this skills, electronics, metal shop. wood shop, etc. favoring the arts, and computer programming. There are people that will read this that can write a program for a Arduino or Raspberry PI but could not assemble a power supply for one. Robert From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org>> On Behalf Of David Hold via BVARC Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 9:02 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> Cc: David Hold <davidh...@gmail.com<mailto:davidh...@gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Radio Repair I wish hams would learn to fix their own stuff like the ham radio of old… that is why they include electronics on the test….. maybe they should remove those questions and replace them with where do I mail my radio for repair On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 8:58 AM Jerry LaVoie via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: Good morning all, I need your help. Being new to the area I have no idea where to look. I have an old Yaesu FT-757GXII. It needs to beto be realigned and the internal battery needs replacement. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to have this service done? I appreciate your responses and help. 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