[Icom] East coast warranty repairs

[Chris BONDE]

Yes, but you donot have to tell what end of the soldering iron is so that 
you donot burn your hand.  Also, you can see the little things they make 
the rigs out of now a days.

Tony, you are fortunate that you have the knowledge and experince, I cmmend 
you for that.

Chris opr VE7HCB


At 08:49 PM 2002-11-14 -0700, you wrote:
>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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