[Boatanchors] Now I've heard it all

[RAY FRIESS]

Well ... I cant say I'm surprised.    Ever since deregulation back in the late 60s and the multiple guess testing program were implemented, it is easier to complain than to do what hams used to do all the time ....   get your fingers inside and fix the thing.When I got my first license, on the test we actually had to DRAW schematics like power supplies and know what part did what on a schematic and in a rig. I know ... home repair of rigs is still done now days ... but not as much as it used to be.     Now it seems like a lot of "hams" want plug n play like theircomputers have or like you get with a CB.     Heaven forbid something should go skeewumpus and you have to fix it yourself.... I conceed that many of the new tech rigs do have to be worked on by the factory ... but an FT101 with transmit problems..!!!!!   Come on ...  
 > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:43:10 -0500
> From: laptop at gwltd.com
> To: Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Now I've heard it all
> 
> Thought you all might be in for a good laugh.
> 
> A few weeks back, I sold a guy a FT101, it was advertised as not 
> working, told him that it did receive ok but there was no output in 
> transmit. So he bought it.  Today I get an e-mail from him complaining 
> to me that he sent it to Yaesu for repairs, and they told him that it 
> would cost $389.00.
> 
> I responded to him, telling him that he has no business buying 30 year 
> old radios that do not work, if he is not able to work on it himself, 
> further I told him he needs to  just buy new radios if he is not able to 
> work on them. Also I mentioned that $389.00 for the factory to repair 
> the radio is not all that much.
> 
> Am I wrong? just wanted others thoughts.
> 
> -- 
>      73 Dave W9WRL
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