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gt;>> non-warranty repairs. The companies decided it was cost
>>>> ineffective to maintain independent repair services. Hence, I no
>>>> longer repair radios, and no longer have test equipment to do so.
>>>> There were other reasons as well, but I agree
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Send it to Watsonville for the best service. Let me give you a story of
my personal experience.
When I started with K2 repairs, I had Gary Surrency to bounce any
difficult
y repairs.
>>>> The companies decided it was cost ineffective to maintain independent
>>>> repair services. Hence, I no longer repair radios, and no longer have
>>>> test equipment to do so. There were other reasons as well, but I agree
>>>> with Joe, W4TV,
, the
expert knowledge base is in Watsonville.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 12/15/2023 11:57 AM,elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
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with Joe, W4TV, the
expert knowledge base is in Watsonville.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 12/15/2023 11:57 AM,elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
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Flex isn’t cheap either but the wait for non-warranty repair tells Elecrafters
waiting; hold my beer. A month minimum, often longer.
73,
Rick NK7I
> On Dec 15, 2023, at 12:25 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>
> That said, does anyone think it's acceptable to have even a 4-week hold
> between
On 12/15/2023 12:41 PM, KJ7SOY wrote:
and the primary industry (about 80% of the business in the area) is
agriculture. People won’t move to small/medium sized agricultural
communities because there isn’t a lot there for them, so importing
skilled staff isn’t feasible.
That's a pretty limited
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with Joe, W4TV, the expert knowledge base is in Watsonville.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 12/15/2023 11:57 AM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
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They clearly aren't interested in setting up a third party repair
center.
Given the cost of setting up and running a second "f
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They clearly aren't interested in setting up a third party repair
center.
Given the cost of setting up and running a second "factory
warranty/repair center"
AFAIK, ML have never officially repaired Elecraft products. You may be
confusing them with Waters & Stanton.
W were the main UK agents for Elecraft when the K4 was about to be launched,
but IMO their projected prices were far too high, especially for the internal
tuner. AFAIK W lost their only
I thought ML serviced Elecraft in the UK. Sad that that's gone. My
experience with my KX3 was to send it to America. This was pre-Brexit, so...
It was sent to America for repair of a rotary encoder and addition of the
2m module back in 2019. This was a paperwork nightmare as I had to export
it as
Dear OMs,
The problem is that radio prices would almost certainly need to go up
to give the dealer a margin after his/her own expenses.
An independent service facility would be nice but is there adequate
business in this?Not so sure we in EI could easily use a UK service
facility.
On 12/14/2023 10:57 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
If they were starting from scratch, I'd agree, but there are
currently-operating independent technicians out here who could be up and
running relatively easily.
I supervised a service department many years ago, having previously
worked on a
It’s even more of an issue for those of us outside the USA. Shipping a
relatively large and valuable parcel is hugely expensive, in both carriage
and insurance.
Elecraft did have a UK dealer, but currently the only repair option is
California or possibly Italy. Not having a service manual makes
If they were starting from scratch, I'd agree, but there are
currently-operating independent technicians out here who could be up and
running relatively easily.
73, Pete N4ZR
On 12/14/2023 1:03 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
They clearly aren't interested in setting up a third party repair
They clearly aren't interested in setting up a third party repair
center.
Given the cost of setting up and running a second "factory
warranty/repair center" it just doesn't make sense. Notice
that none of the other radio manufacturers offer duplicate
facilities on the east/west coast ... even
People have been requesting that for years, but I've never even seen a
response from Elecraft on it. I doubt they will this time either. They
clearly aren't interested in setting up a third party repair center.
Dave AB7E
On 12/14/2023 8:38 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
I love my
I love my K3/KPA-1500, and most all the Elecraft owners I know of around
here share this enthusiasm. Since the pandemic, though, the service
department seems to be over-stressed, with delays of 5-7 weeks before
repairs are begun seeming common. For us on the East coast, you can add
another 2
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