[Icom] East coast warranty repairs

[Tony Hwang]

Hi,
One reason I fix any problem myself. Only time I need help from Icom was 
for some parts.
Whether rig is on warranty or not, I try myself first. So far in ~50 
years , I managed myself.
73,
Tony, VE6CGX

Tom Johnson wrote:

>For those of you who asked
>
>Several weeks ago, I asked for ideas on who would be available on the east
>coast to do warranty repairs on my IC746PRO. It seems that my VFO knob
>(second one!) was working itself loose. Between the replies I received here,
>and the Icom website, I contacted a number of authorized Icom repair
>facilities as far west as Texas and the Dakotas.
>
>What I found is that most Icom authorized service centers won't touch it
>unless you bought it from them. Pay back I guess.... Replies varied from
>cordial responses, to one turkey in Texas who was so rude that I hung up on
>him.
>
>I finally got a positive from Burghardt Amateur Supply. They received the
>rig on this past Monday, and shipped it out, repaired, on Wednesday
>afternoon. I should have it this coming Monday. Now, that is service!!
>
>Highly reccomended for service on your Icom
>
>Tom
>
>N4TJ
>
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