[TenTec] Omni 5, Omni 6 5.0 to 5.5 MHz PLL saga -- for the repair archive, except for the editorial comments

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Gary:

I most likely can't count or recall the times I have asked the question; 
"why do you think the radio needs alignment?"    If a component has been 
replaced, well then......... maybe.   Just to "do it" to be "doing it" 
is an invitation to introduce an issue or issues which did not 
originally exist.  Bad idea from the start.

I commend you for your good trouble shooting on your part.  Hope your 
customer was very understanding.   And with your time and effort, at 
normal billing rates, the radio was, frankly,  not likely worth 
repairing.  Now for those of you that may not agree, if billing rate is 
$135/hour and at 8 hrs, that's $1080 plus shipping.   Nah, the radio 
working is great OK, but not working, nah, not worth it.   Repairing old 
radios must be done solely for the "LOVE" of the radio, not from a 
practical or business point of view.  That's one of the reasons I no 
longer repair radios.  As my friend TIM says:  "Time Is Money".

Glad there is still someone that can and is able to repair these older 
radios.  With the prices of new radios falling and the ones being 
introduced into the market, any form of repair is largely out of the 
realistic realm of practicality .   Sad, but I think we'll see more and 
more of this.

73

Bob, K4TAX