Re: [TenTec] HL-100BDX amp repair

[John/K4WJ <k4wj@bellsouth.net>]

I would LOVE to know how much the total shipping bill was? And, who 
was the shipper?
73..de John/K4WJ

At 10:52 AM 4/16/2008, RaySoifer@cs.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is for those Argonaut owners who may be using, or considering, the Tokyo
> Hy-Power HL-100BDX RF-switched 100W amp.
>
> I inadvertently fried my HL-100BDX a few weeks ago while trying to load it
> into a new antenna.  I called HRO, Tokyo Hy-Power's exclusive US distributor,
> and was told to send the amp back to THP in Japan.  I had purchased 
> it directly
> from THP since HRO does not carry that model.
>
> I then e-mailed THP and was happy to learn that the amp is covered by a
> one-year, no-questions-asked warranty.  Parts and labor are free, 
> but the customer
> pays shipping both ways.  It wasn't cheap to ship it, but I packed it up and
> sent it back to the land of sushi.
>
> The repairs are now completed. two final transistors, a diode and a capacitor
> later.  Turnaround time in their shop, from arrival to return shipping: 7
> business days.
>
> I wish some other Japanese manufacturers could do as well.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
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73..de John/K4WJ
ex K8PXG 18 Jun 1959 to 11 Feb 1997
K8WJ 12 Feb 1997 to 08 Apr 1997