"DeWayne" wrote in message
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If I remember correctly he has been looking for a place to send his DX-398
but hasn't found any.


Then you don't remember correctly.

The very first post in the Yahoo thread suggested that he call RadioLabs (a
very good repair facility in California) and talk with them about it. He
replied that he did phone them, and I'm sure they suggested that he try the
two procedures we discussed earlier in this post first, and if they didn't
work -- to send it in. After all, they ARE a repair facility! They fix
them at very reasonable prices.

Unfortunately, the bottom line is that you can idiot-proof anything, but
nature will create a better idiot.

Why would you call the guy an idiot because he's trying to get his radio
fixed? He was basically told that it probably wasn't worth fixing.

Actually, that point argued to the whole situation. He was basically told
that HE CAN'T FIX IT HIMSELF -- the "consumer" fixes have been tried, and
it's apparently a more serious problem with his radio. In addition to the
RadioLabs Repair advice, RHF posted and pointed out that Radio Shack repair
RMA instructions could be found in his DX398 manual. Exactly how many times
does he need to hear this?

I've watched you guys working yourselves into this hysteria, insinuating
that Sangean (who has a deservedly good reputation for their radio quality)
is knowingly shipping flawed radios, basically because this guy's radio went
on the fritz, and you can't find a button to push to fix it.

No offense intended, but that's just dumb.

-- Stinger