[Johnson] Done For Tonight & for awhile
richard
ramnaz at peoplepc.com
Fri Jul 3 00:30:07 EDT 2015
Well Richard I am happy to be on here getting some help as it has been hard wanting to do things and being lost about it ..
-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
>Sent: Jul 2, 2015 6:50 PM
>To: johnson at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Johnson] Done For Tonight & for awhile
>
> 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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>WB6KBL
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