Ahh thanks for that link. Thats it - the trimmer capacitors - they are made
of some degradable paper material and should be replaced with ceramic.
Called a radio place here in Tampa - its about a $65 repair (he estimates).
Guy says he's reluctant to work on R71s but wouldn't elaborate other than to
simply say they're 'older radios'. Says I can drop it off and pick it up in
3 days. I have a feeling it will be more than $65 when I get there. Thanks
for the info


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My R71A just died below 7998.0 - completely dead air! Above that freq is
just fine. Anyone know what might have caused this? I seem to remember
once
someone told me something about a 'paper' something that might go bad and
have to be changed to ceramic. Can someone fill me in please? Is this
expensive? Are there directions somewhere on the net? The problem seems to
be intermittent - comes and goes, abnormal static, then it went dead. Any
help/suggestions greatly appreciated!