[Yaesu] Yaesu repair and Fed Ex

[Edward Swynar]

Hi Ed,

I had something similar to what you're now experiencing happen to me
recently with an Icom transceiver, & an "...expert" independent repairman on
the west coast...

I paid for TWO TRIPS getting the transceiver there & back: the first time it
returned to me with the main RF board on it only partially
re-assembled---but the tekky swore it was "...operating PERFECTLY when it
left the shop!" (yeah, right). The second time it came back the CW receive
frequency was off by some TWO KILOHERTZ---and again, "...it was operating
PERFECTLY when it left the shop!".

To add insult to injury, the rear sub-panel was caved-in by some 3/8" for a
third of its length, as if the rig was dropped from about waist height to a
concrete floor...but there was NO DAMAGE evident on the box.

The repair & shipping costs ALMOST approached what a decent used rig of this
marque would have cost me---but instead, I'm stuck here with a non-working
piece of junk.

So what'd I do...? I bought myself a good used set of tube-type DRAKE TWINS:
if ANYTHING "goes" on either one of those classics, I can fix it myself, and
avoid the hassles of both clumsy carriers and lying tekky "gurus"...I've
tried "appliance operating", and I did NOT like it!!!

Just my $0.02 worth...

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ


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---- Original Message -----
From: "ED YEARY" <w4tey at bellsouth.net>
To: <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:26 PM
Subject: [Yaesu] Yaesu repair and Fed Ex


> I recently Fed exed an FT 1000 MP field to Yaesu repair in Ca. The
autotuner was malfunctioning. When the radio arrived in Ca. Yaesu called me
and said it was damaged in shipping. A guy named Ron said the front of the
radio was pushed in and a claim needed to be filed. After filing a claim and
several phone calls the radio wound up being shipped back to the office
supply I shipped it from. Fed Ex says there is no visible damage. I called
Ron back and he can't remember a thing. Doesn't Yaesu document damage when
it occurs ? I have seen the radio and both VFOs are torn up. They will
barely turn. They were perfect when they left my house. What the heck do I
do now ? Neither Yaesu nor Fed Ex seem to want to help. I had a thousand
dollars of insurance placed on the shipment. Advice ?
>
> Ed W4TEY
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