Many Tnx indeed for your peply Sir.you have restored my faith  in this fine hobby. I must apologize for the delay but I have only just returned to your group site.

Some weeks after my original post,I did secure a repair to the FT757, with very reasonable costs etc etc.  She is now up and running a treat.  I have now done the first part (signed off) and go to do second part of my foundation on Sept 15th.Perhaps at a later date we may well indeed have a contact, depending of course if I am succesfull.

Tnx again Chris G4LDS for your courtesy and 73s de Bernard

                                                                                  Bernard.vannuil@gmail.com

i am sorry that you have not had a reply. there may have been several readings of your original post but they may not all have been in the uk o even n the north west.  i personally have only just read your original post and this one. As you have logged on, I do  not have your direct e-mail and thus aplogise for answering this way.

yes I hold a g4 license and have a background n electronics but these days of surface mount components, repairing and fault finding down to component level you require more specialised equipment like specialised extender boards to mount the pcbs in suito to gain access, a full esd work station an soldering iron station with specialised tips, maginifing glasses and headsets and the full service manual for the radio.

for example, one of my rigs developed a none transmit fault and as i do not have the above, i sent it off to one service company who located the fault to one board but did not have the full repair extender cables who then the rig off to another company whohad the full set up.  the fault was a solder joint which only showed up after 6 years!!

talking to one repair shop, i find that big names also use them for repairs as its not cost effect to have a workshop set up not only for the new radios but some of the older ones.

now to fully answer your question, I do not know of anyone up here who might be able to help you however I would suggest that any that advertise in radcom or sprat would be worth talking to.  i have talked to Castle and Adur comminications were very helpfu, hourly rates  and postage etc was very reasonable.

i know that the listeners are also vital to this good hobby of ours and i wish you many more hours and years of enjoyment and maybe have the pleasure of talking one day to you.

Chris  g4lds

On the 2nd of June I posted on your site,and made a requrst for information on a matter of Radio repairs in your region.

I note that it had 92 views. Regardless of the groups attitude to non liscenced operators,I am saddened that none of the viewees had the courtesy or the professionalism to make any reply to said post.  I also note that within your ranks, that there are a number of G0s and G4 members, and I am most surprised that none of those Gentlemen made any comments ,wether it be detramental or informative to me.

In my original post ,you may see that I am not a youngster,so I assume that your M3 and M6 and EO ops may think that the hobby is for those people only and us oldies are to be ignored.

In all my years of being amember of the RSGB it has always been the same,it seems that these prejudices are alive and well in your region also.  It does your group no credit whatsoever to demonstrate this trait. Those of you who read my original post have probably walked past me and my colleague at the Blackpool and other rallies..

No matter!, I will keep trying to source a repair to my FT757 by other avenues.  It seems as when the older members become silent keys , the courtesy and goodwill  and politeness also become silent. Enjoy your hobby Gentlemen and Ladies,I most certainly will try to.  Mr Bernard Van Nuil(RS 94334)

Forgive me for encroaching on your site,but I am trying to find a repairer in the north.

My Name is as Email,I am 71 and am NOT an amateur, although I have been a member of the RSGB for many years (RS 94334). I have purchased an old FT 757 so I can become a ticketed operator but the recieve on FM is deaf,in fact it,s dead.

Question!!...Is there anyone in your area who could repair this radio?. As I understand it there are two small components that have gone down ,which is the root of the problem.

I reside in the north of Cumbria so if I could get a repair done Semi local it might keep the postage costs down.Can you offer any advice?if so it would be much appreciated.

Mny Tnx for your time!.......................73s

Brian G0RDH runs the Morecambe Bay Net every Sunday morning.

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Linda G0YLM chairs the “Coast to Coast” Net every weekday morning

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Neither are “club” nets and are are open to all!

Regarding the rig, Have you checked 12v coming in to the rig?  Quite often there is a protection diode as the power enters the rig in case of polarity reversal.  Fine on the other rigs though, good stuff!  Not done much in the way of PMR conversion for many years.  What are the mods you talk about?

73 Ian

Hopefully I will get the result I want, I think if I've failed it I need some more work, there again, I didn't put as much in as I should have as I'd only given myself 3 weeks of study to get there. I've fired of Kev an email.

Funny enough someone has just emailed me offering me some 4m FM1000's on 4m without the PA4DEN modifications So I am going to pick on of those up for the experement as well

73s

Martin

73 Ian

ps nice to meet you the night of the exam, I hope you get the result!

I think it might be a ground rail problem but haven't the time atm to spend

TIA and 73's

Martin (2E0DMZ)