[ICOM] Repair Of Icom IC-746 Pro

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Who or what, is SARTS ? Willy K3VW
 
 
In a message dated 12/8/2009 8:42:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nz4o at tampabay.rr.com writes:

I posted  this review on eHam at http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5629 .


I  have an older Icom IC-746 Pro with a five digit serial number and one  
morning I lost output power. I presumed that it was the dreaded IC151  
failure.

I found out about SARTS via the Icom IC-746 Pro Yahoo  eGroup. I dealt with 
Matt Adrian KD8ZB and he was very  friendly.

Matt diagnosed the problem as defective driver transistors  and replaced 
them. He also made all of Icom's mods. per the original  engineering design 
defects in the rig, including the IC151 transmit  problem and the failed 
fish 
finder backlight problem. He also gave the rig  a fresh realignment.

Matt did all of the repair work free of charge  under Icom warranty and 
that 
included shipping the rig back via UPS, which  by the way was very 
professionally packed in three boxes.

My only  expense for the whole ordeal was the $44.40 I paid to ship the rig 
out. I  can't say enough good about SARTS and recommend them to all.

73 &  GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL,  USA
nz4o at arrl.net

NZ4O Amateur & SWL Radio Autobiography:  http://www.nz4o.org 

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