dmt wrote:
Good, glad to hear all is ok w/ your receiver, and hope your family
life is getting settled again.
No offense meant at the other buyer/seller either, just thought you
might have another source of info there. Apparently that unit is in
good shape too...good!

The Really Good News is that the 2 transistors in the RF amp appear, from
the schematic and parts list, to be 2N23478, and Dan's Small Parts carries
them for $0.75 each. I haven't looked into the radio itself, and need to do
that before I order, just to see that's really there.

It'll be a bit before I go much farther on this, as I'm having multiple
attacks of Real Life[1] and don't have bench space or time to open the
6217E up. Maybe I won't need to learn American Sign Language to understand
what's coming out of the 6217E. And yes, that's a joke: the XYL and I have
a deal. She passes Element 1, and then I learn ASL and pass the ASL exam.

[1] Life is what happens to you while you're making other plans.

--
Mike Andrews, W5EGO

Tired old sysadmin