[TenTec] HL-100BDX amp repair

[John/K4WJ]

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 at 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