I don't believe that there is a "misunderstanding" at all. The FCC rules state,
among other things:
ยง 97.1 Basis and purpose.
The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio
service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in
the following principles:
(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the
public as a voluntary noncommercial communication
service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.
(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute to
the _advancement of the radio art._
(c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which
provide for advancing skills in both the communication
and _technical phases of the art._
(d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of
trained operators, _technicians, and electronics experts.__
_
How does all of this fit with having a failure and rather than troubleshooting
that failure first and possibly fixing it simply (i.e a cold solder joint),
boxing up the radio and shipping it off to the factory for repair, so as to
"avoid further damage?"
At the rate this hobby is going downhill I can envision the day when radios are
returned to the factory to get a blown fuse changed.
On 3/28/2015 5:37 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
Apparently there is some misunderstanding regarding my comment (Or people are
responding without reading the entire message closely...). I was NOT
responding to the original poster. I was responding to the second commenter,
who said that he needed a schematic because his NEW KPA500 had failed. My
point was that rather than risk further damaging a NEW, still under warranty
KPA500, why not simply let Elecraft fix it. I'm not sure why it's
"unbelievable" that I'd send my NEW amp to Elecraft for repair, but to each
his or her own.
I wasn't suggesting that no one needs a schematic, just that it probably
wasn't the most necessary in that particular situation, where a piece of gear
was NEW and under warranty. A supplied schematic would be nice, especially
given that the skill level of the average Elecrafter might be somewhat higher
than the average ham.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 3/27/15 10:53 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
Unbelievable.
On 3/27/2015 10:40 AM, Scott Manthe wrote:
Why would you want a schematic? If it's new, Elecraft will fix it free. I'm
all for being able to troubleshoot my gear, but if I buy something new and
it fails within the warranty period, I'm not going to waste my time trying
to fix it, the manufacturer will.
73,
Scott, N9AA
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