[Amps] 3-500Z pin becomes unsoldered

[Chris Wilson]

Hello Gary,

On Sunday, May 18, 2014,  you wrote:


> Gentlemen,

> A follow-up, My father W1BML, age 97 became a SK yesterday. He was 
> unable to be on the radio for the last several weeks and I had hoped 
> to have his amp fixed and him to take a turn for the better but this 
> was not the case. He was first licensed in 1936 and became a member 
> of the ARRL in 1937, remaining an annually paid member continuously 
> since then. He loved Ham Radio and was an inventor becoming General 
> Dynamics top rated Electrical Engineer at his retirement in 1986. 
> Quite a feat for someone with only a High School education.

> I will continue to resolve the issue with the socket/pins and may 
> well use a new socket, it depends if I can find a NOS socket here.

> 73 and thanks to all for the help.

> Gary
> KA1J
>  

My condolences, it sounds as if he led an interesting and fulfilling
life and was fortunate to reach a very respectable age indeed.





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 Chris                            mailto:chris at chriswilson.tv