????? I guess my reply didn't count??? I offered some help by mentioning one of guys on the Baytown 5.31 rptr...
Oh well,never mind On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 8:18 PM Jerry LaVoie via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 < > [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ameenah007 via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, October 21, 2021 12:45 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Ameenah007 <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Robert > Polinski <[email protected]> > *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 < > [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *David Hold via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, October 21, 2021 9:02 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* David Hold <[email protected]> > *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 <[email protected]> > 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? 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