Re: [Flexradio] Question on buying a used 3000
Yes, Neal, my 3000 went back for this "whatever reason." I don't think it was any Big Thing and I recall that when it got back to me I shook the radio and it "rattled." To the credit of Flex they simply told me to open the case and identify the rattle source. It turned out to be a surface mount resistor and I was able to identify it with the help of my Smart Tweezers. I was then asked to photograph a certain point and from that photo they determined that nothing was missing and the resistor must have been accidentally overlooked in the modification process. End of story. I was always pleased because they obviously had enough faith in my technical ability to assure that any problem could be identified "remotely." But I would certainly like to add one point for the benefit of the "new comers" to the Flex Community who might not be aware of all of the rumors and unsubstantiated fears that something might be wrong with this, that or something else. You can be sure that part of the Flex Owner Culture is the occasional rise of the fear that Engineering Change Orders for imagined upgrades or repairs of defect might have taken place in the past. There have been an infinite number of postings on the reflectors covering these fears. I don't think we have to go through this again! 73 Lee K9WRU - Original Message - From: "Neal Campbell" To: "John Paolucci" Cc: Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Question on buying a used 3000 John, I don't think you have anything to worry about. The only thing I remember is there was a preamp mod done right after the radio was introduced, I think the preamp was too "hot" so it had to be tamed a bit. Bit this was literally months after it was introduced so I think you are okay! Besides, if it isn't I am sure Flex will do it for you! ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Question on buying a used 3000
John, I don't think you have anything to worry about. The only thing I remember is there was a preamp mod done right after the radio was introduced, I think the preamp was too "hot" so it had to be tamed a bit. Bit this was literally months after it was introduced so I think you are okay! Besides, if it isn't I am sure Flex will do it for you! 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:28 PM, John Paolucci wrote: > Is there any difference hardware-wise, or upgradability-wise in acquiring > an older 3000, say, early 2010? Are there any models at a certain date, > that had a hardware upgrade? > John W7SDB > ___ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Question on buying a used 3000
Is there any difference hardware-wise, or upgradability-wise in acquiring an older 3000, say, early 2010? Are there any models at a certain date, that had a hardware upgrade? John W7SDB ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
