Gareth, as we all know, is a "real radio ham", so why would he need to
get the opinion of a qualified engineer?

Could it be that he was out of his depth, and needed advice from
someone with experience? His approach to the FT-101E neutralising
problem was similar in that he got rid of the offending article. Come
to that, we haven't heard much about the FT-707 project either - but
at least he did ask for help with that, even if the replies were said
to have been lost due to one of his ISP failures.

from
Aero Spike

Its quite amusing how some of the fraternity in here who have a Full Licence
think they can repair a radio. A lot can yes but there's also a lot of
Amateurs who hold full licences who, for one reason or another, can't fix
their radio. Be it shaky hands or impaired vision, no real skill with a
soldering iron or simply not wanting to bother and let someone else repair
it for them. Not all Full Amateurs can fix their radios even though they
will tell you they can.
There are plenty of search results on google or Yahoo or probably any other
search engine you would care to name that would reveal appropriate
information be it CB or Amateur for the repairman. Its a shame they just
can't ask for help and everyone join in in a helpful discussion which is how
it should be.

Regards,
Graham
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73/51 - Graham, 26-Golf Charlie-19