[Johnson] Done For Tonight & for awhile

[Richard Knoppow]

        I will second this.  You have a lot of friends here who will 
cheer when you get the thing working and keep helping you until you 
do.    The internet is wonderful because you can make a lot of friends 
all over the world.   Most people are pretty nice no matter what idea 
you get from the daily news.

On 7/2/2015 6:02 PM, Robert Sauvan wrote:
> Richard,
> I will chime in momentarily. You wont find a bunch of more 
> knowledgeable and nicer guys than on these threads. I can 
> wholeheartedly attest to the fact that I have known nothing about 
> fixing radios or electronics in general. I decided to get into boat 
> anchors just a couple of years ago and every one of these same guys 
> have guided me through every process to fix and repair and become much 
> more confident and knowledgeable about these old radios. I cant thank 
> them enough and it has been a great time, and the satisfaction after 
> fixing the radio is beyond belief. I am in the middle of restoring a 
> Valiant myself and  had a couple of issues with it as well. They have 
> been fixed as a result of numerous test procedures and guidence by 
> everyone on this thread, it is working great now. You dont need a 
> $100.00 an hour guy to look at the radio for you. You will be able to 
> figure it out. As Brian, WA5UEK has always told me, take your time and 
> move slowly. If it doesnt seem right, then it probably isnt.Great 
> advice that I try to follow even as impatient a person as I am. Look 
> at my website and you will see the numerous radios I have repaired 
> successfully with the help of all of these guys.I assure you, I knew 
> nothing about electronics before meeting these guys but have learned 
> an enormous amount about it in just the last couple of years. The 
> craziest thing about it all is I have never met any of them face to 
> face but hope to meet some as soon as it may be possible.
>
> Good luck with your project and I am looking forward to the outcome.
>
> 73-Bob-W0YBS
> http://w0ybs.com
>
> On 7/2/2015 12:24 PM, richard wrote:
>> What would be great is to find someone in my area that know way more 
>> than I to give me some help but I don't what few Hams I do know don't 
>> give one thing about building or working on anything and the one man 
>> I know that can fix about anything wants $100.00 an hr so I am trying 
>> to get help & learn outside that $100.00 an hr but if need be I will 
>> take it to him but some things are just an easy fix & so I felt I 
>> might find some things out on here Plus I want to learn as much as I 
>> can & over the years I have fixed some things that were easy fix's ..
>
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