I remember being called a lot of nasty names in Urdu, because Motorola
made a cheap radio that a lot of taxicab drivers bought. To replace the
final amplifier transistors, required taking the radio out of the case,
then removing two soldered in shield cans to gain access to the
transistors. At $65 an hour, plus the cost of the final transistors,
the final bill was almost as expensive as buying a new radio. Hence the
outraged Pakistanis!
Steve WA9JML
On 8/8/2018 4:49 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
Yep, that is what I was doing when performing contract service for
Kenwood, Icom and Yaesu and a few other public service products.
Fortunately most was warranty service and the customer was not
required to pay.
For those ham radios costing less than $500, toss 'em in the
electronics recycling trash. You will find it cheaper to buy the new
model.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 8/8/2018 4:45 PM, Greg S via TenTec wrote:
Television model life cycles in the 1970’s thru the 1980’s were
pegged at 3 years. It is currently 3 MONTHS and shrinking. No factory
service department does component level troubleshooting or repair any
more. Board replacement is the name of the game.
Watch your top knot.
Greg, KC8HXO
Sent from my Linux device
On Aug 8, 2018, at 16:48, Steve Berg <wa9jml@frontier.com> wrote:
Hear Hear!
We have been spoiled by the service we got from the original Ten Tec
company. Paul Clinton and his techs were always very helpful, and
that costs money. David is trying very hard to keep the company
functional, but had to make some changes.
When I was a tech at the Motorola Midwest Service Depot in
Schaumburg, Illinois in the late 1970s, they were charging $65 an
hour for my services. From that sum, I was paid $6.50 an hour.
Inflation since then has taken its toll, and I find that the new Ten
Tec service rates are not excessive at all. If they can find the
parts, they can still fix most of our old radios. I just ordered
some ceramic filters from a place in Australia, so I can keep my
Argonaut V alive for some time. I have also bought final amplifier
transistors for most of my old Ten Tec rigs.
I once owned a Kenwood TS-790A VHF/UHF multimode radio. Once it had
passed the time they supported it, I could not get it fixed at all
by Kenwood. I had to get it fixed at a shop in Southeast Iowa.
This is going to be the case for whatever brand of radio that you
purchase from now on. Product life cycles are getting ever shorter,
too.
73,
Steve WA9JML
On 8/8/2018 3:31 PM, Rick@dj0ip.de wrote:
David, you didn't start a firestorm. To the contrary, you
triggered a very
important twist on the thread of getting old radios repaired.
Fundamentally: forget it.
And the lesson to be learned is, it will only get worse.
Consider that when making purchase decisions.
I will conclude my contribution to this thread by saying anyone
blaming the
current Ten-Tec owner for anything in the past, or failure to be
able to
repair radios that he never sold, is . . . not only unfair, but
damaging our
hobby by discouraging others from continuing to invest in the
manufacturing
side of it.
73,
Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
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