[R-390] Radio Mart burned my @#$%$ again

[DJED1 at aol.com]

Well, I've been burnt twice buying things from Martyn.  The first was  two 
R-390A PTOs, represented as checked and working fine.  One turned out  to be a 
non-A PTO, and the other had output but the endpoint was 40 KHz  off.  I sent 
them back and Martyn refunded my money.  I thought maybe  he didn't know what 
they were- (although he has lately represented himself as an  expert rebuilder 
of R-390As). The second was a T4XC which was represented as  excellent, full 
output, good signal reports.  Not to be surprised again, I  e-mailed Martyn and 
asked about the condition of the chassis- he assured me it  was just dusty.  
When I got it, The front panel and chassis were  dirty, with some spots of 
chassis corrosion, and the power output on 10 m was  about 20 watts.  Again, he 
offered me my money back, but the two-way  shipping would have amounted to half 
the cost of the radio.  So I fixed the  radio myself, but will never miss an 
opportunity to let others know what a  dishonest scoundrel he is.
The only consolation is that he rarely gets top dollar now despite his  
glowing prose.
Ed



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