[Standard] Re: C228A repair possibilities

[Phil Barnes-Roberts WA6DZS]

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>    1. C228A repair (Bill Eitner)
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> Subject: [Standard] C228A repair
> From: Bill Eitner <kd6tas at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:52:23 -0700
> To: standard at mailman.qth.net
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>     I have a C228A that needs repair
>     (comes on stuck in transmit).
>     Any recommendations?
> 
>     Also, I've been out of the hobby for awhile.
>     What's the deal with Standard; are they out of
>     the business and not actively supporting existing
>     units?
> 
>     TIA,
> 
>     Bill Eitner

Hi, Bill--

The Standard name, at least, seems to have been bought by Yaesu, who now 
offers 'Vertex Standard' (land mobile and air band) and 'Standard 
Horizon' (marine radios) - you can find them all at 
<http://www.yaesu.com> and select a company at the top right.  Yaesu's 
well-reviewed VX-nnn HTs seem to be adapted from the Vertex line.

As for repairs, I also have a C228A that has seem entirely too much 
'belt time' and needs several things done.  Someday...

I have collected two names:
Charles Turner, K6ARU in Lancaster left his card as 'Turner Radio' at 
HRO Burbank, and (as of 7/04) claims to repair Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu "and 
Standard too" per the HRO folks.

Matt Adrian KD8ZB in St. Joseph MI may still be doing Standard repairs 
(found him through a search at ARRL.org plus some Internet updating of 
area codes).

YMMV; I have yet to deal with either of these gentlemen, and have no 
particular recommendation to make.  Please do let us know what your 
experience is if you do.

While none are made now by anyone, the C228A seems to be one of the few 
dual-band 2m/220 HTs still hanging around (there was a little Icom some 
ten years ago, that you needed a speaker-mic to hear IIRC, and now 
there's the Kenwood 2/220/440 5W TH-F6A, and Yaesu's VX-6R, with only 
1.5W on 220).  There are still few 220 HTs at all; the Yaesu FT-33R is 
one of the old solid simple workhorses, and mine is still alive somehow.

Battery packs for our Standards are still obtainable from several 
vendors, as well as rebuilds by Grace, "The NiCad Lady" (find her at the 
swaps in SoCal; TRW, etc.)

If you need a 2/220 antenna, you might try Smiley down by San Diego 
(again, no experience, just a Web search so far...)

G'Luck with it; let us all know how it goes!
-- 
'---O=o=O---'
73, Phil Barnes-Roberts WA6DZS < mailto:pbarnrob at acm dot org >
"What a pool of talent & experience is to be found
  among those who botched a job the first time round" --Colin, Ilkley