I have a 930 that's on the fritz, so I asked the gang for suggestions.
Here's what I got:
Kenwood West Coast - GOOD
Yaesu - BAD
ICOM - GOOD
Kenwood West Coast - GOOD (2 week turnaround within Calif.)
Electronic Service Lab in Md. - GOOD / reasonably priced
Yaesu - "Don't know - they never break"
Kenwood East Coast - BAD /high priced / slow
Kenwood East Coast - GOOD
Kenwood West Coast - GOOD (Fixed a radio for $40 that had been pronounced
trash by local dealer service)
International Radio -BAD
Kenwood West Coast - GOOD but charge too much
That's it. It's very inconclusive, but I kinda expected that. It really
depends on your specific situation and your expectations. I decided based on
W3ZZ's glowing recommendations and a phone call to the guy, to send my radio
to Electronic Service Lab in Maryland. It is run by KA3LPC and his number is
(301) 845- 6949. If anyone is interested, I'll let you know how it turns out
when I get it back.
Thanks to: W3ZZ, KM9P, W1GD, NU6S, N4TQO, K5TSQ, AD6E
for their input.
Happy Holidays to all and to all a good night -
Will AA4NC
>From Lew Sayre <lew@teleport.com> Mon Dec 12 22:03:46 1994
From: Lew Sayre <lew@teleport.com> (Lew Sayre)
Subject: HDR-300
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.941212134539.24722A-100000@elaine.teleport.com>
I use a HDR-300 on a rotating Rohn 55 tower mounted at 40'. It worked
flawlessly until the gentle rocking/rolling of the stacks/tower loosened
the 4 mounting bolts over a period of 5 months and the HDR-300 followed
gravity's influence and made like a watermelon on Letterman's show. I now
check the stacks/tower quarterly rather than semi-annually and no serious
loosening has been found. HDR-300 has been fine... This problem was
cockpit error.
Moral of the story: Rock & Roll can hurt unless held in check.
73 and I remain,
Lew N7AVK lew@teleport.com
" I Believe It's the Gun, Jesse..." --Frank James, Sept, 1880
>From p_casier@eunet.be (Peter Casier) Mon Dec 12 22:09:29 1994
From: p_casier@eunet.be (Peter Casier) (Peter Casier)
Subject: Scores ARRL 10m from EU score net
Message-ID: <199412122209.XAA07813@box.eunet.be>
Scores gathered on the EU score net:
Call Class Score Q C S
OS4WW SO,HP,CW 41,808 268 39 0
(ON4WW,op)
EA2IA SO,HP,CW 20,868 111 55 12 (24h)
F5DE/P SO,HP,CW ? 180 ? ? (score QSP'd)
G3TMA SO,HP,MI 2,400 34 25 0
OS6TT SO,HP,PH 18,114 268 36 0
(ON6TT,op)
OS4MA SO,LP,PH 5,328 111 24 0
(ON4MA,op)
I4UFH Multi 98,200 348 77 23
PI4COM Multi 39,648 216 58 1
73-Peter,ON6TT.
p_casier@box.eunet.be
>From Jeff Singer <wa2syn@cosmic.com> Sun Dec 25 05:27:47 1994
From: Jeff Singer <wa2syn@cosmic.com> (Jeff Singer)
Subject: contact solicitation ?
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9412121741.A16170-0100000@whoa.cosmic.com>
On Mon, 12 Dec 1994 K3NA@aol.com wrote:
> I found an interesting message in my mailbox this morning, which said in
> part:
>
> "Eric: Very disappointed to see your ignorant admonishment. The non-amateur
> means criterion applies only "during the contest period." You really oughta
> double-check the rules before flaming out like that instead of shooting from
> the hip . . . you might end up hitting your own foot!"
>
> So what can I say? Opps, sorry, and my foot is bleeding. Anyone have a
> bandage? I think my brains are leaking out...
>
> -- Eric K3NA
-----------------
Eric:
Please put your brains back in, stop the blood from flowing. Your
admonishment was well-founded. The posting we referred to (from N2...)
was dated *well* after the start of the contest, and this is very much
frowned upon by the contest committee. It is the equivalant of making
solicitous phone calls during the contest to everyone who read the request!
I have received much mail regarding my comment and, without exception,
all who responded agreed. Your critic was unaware of the facts.
73 de JEFF WA2SYN
wa2syn@cosmic.com
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