Another issue is the specialized parts required. I’m not talking
microprocessors and the like, I’m talking about dc-dc inverters, lcd screen
drivers, audio amplifiers and on and on.
You could repair a Omni C with nothing more than a mouser part order—you can’t
do that nowadays.
Sources and stocking those oddball parts would be an expensive undertaking, and
would drive up the repair costs.
I’m not sure and might be shooting from the hip, but I’d guess that Icom, Yaesu
and Kenwood repairs are nothing more than swapping out a bad board for a new
one. I’m not sure they do component level repair like Ten Tec does (did!)
Way, way back, I did some apple computer repair on the side. Apple’s service
policy was simple: Try this. Try that. Replace mother board.
Mike Bryce
prosolar@sssnet.com
"The eye is always caught by the light, but shadows have more to say"
> On Jan 26, 2021, at 11:10 PM, Bob McGraw <rmcgraw@blomand.net> wrote:
>
> There is the physical value of a radio and then there is the sentimental
> value of a radio. Clearly in most cases the sentimental value is much much
> greater than the physical value. Of course when one needs to get a radio
> repaired or when one wants to sell a radio, the sentimental value goes to
> $0.00 for the buyer. Likewise for the fellow doing the repairs.
>
> I repaired radios for years for $25/hr, then $35/hr, then $50/hr and finally
> $75/hr. The time/labor was a small part of the the price. It was the test
> equipment required being the main reason for the price increases. One can
> no longer repair a radio with a Black Beauty soldering iron or a Weller
> soldering gun and a Simpson 260 VOM.
>
> Yes, we are into a throw-away world.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
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