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Need help with a Lowe HF-150
What an incredible disappointment...NOT with the radio's performance.
In some respects I believe it equals or may even surpass the Icom R75 I recently sold. What IS a disappointment is the condition of the radio...I am trying to communicate with the person from whom I won the auction on Ebay, no luck so far. Anyway, I am trying to get this radio in as new condition as possible and I am looking for help with the following problems: 1- The frequency display does not seem to follow the tuning knob. Almost takes a second or two to catch up. 2- the selection buttons on the bottom have to be pressed NUMEROUS times before the radio responds. Takes 10-12 fast pushes to change mode, tuning steps, fast or slow tuning etc. 3- There is a scratch on the display crystal (not the LCD, but the clear plastic overlay) 4- The Volume control knob and shaft came out. I can no longer use it to turn the radio on or off and must do that by applying or diconnecting external power in the back !!! There you have it. I checked the Lowe web site and they clearly indicate that they no longer ship/sell to the United States. I know this sounds a bit silly, but shortwave radio is my primary hobby...I don't hang out in bars, play cards or anything else like that...after a crappy day at work the radio is kinda' my escape...and my crappy days at work are usually quite bad. I have one daughter in college and another getting narried in two months, so, as you can imagine, I'm broke. I was wondering if anyone had any advice. Thank you so much for your time. John, KB2COP thecop@o... |
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