Unless there was some significant value to the radio, or unless it has some historic value, there is nothing to be gained by fixing some old Japanese piece of junk.
By the time you fix it, you have as much in it as you would a good radio that works.
Individual components are very expensive today and the days of someone tinkering around with junk are pretty much over.

If it was a Collins, or a Heathkit or a Hallicrafters or a Hammurlund - there would probably be a dozen people wanting it, but not Yaesu..

The problem with companies like Yaesu and Kenwood and Icom is that once the radio is unsupported, you can't get the parts to fix it anymore.
The Memory chips and boards are almost non existent and you end up with a boat anchor.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:22:05 +0100, Channel Jumper
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Unless there was some significant value to the radio, or unless it has
some historic value, there is nothing to be gained by fixing some old
Japanese piece of junk.
By the time you fix it, you have as much in it as you would a good radio
that works.
Individual components are very expensive today and the days of someone
tinkering around with junk are pretty much over.

If it was a Collins, or a Heathkit or a Hallicrafters or a Hammurlund -
there would probably be a dozen people wanting it, but not Yaesu..

The problem with companies like Yaesu and Kenwood and Icom is that once
the radio is unsupported, you can't get the parts to fix it anymore.
The Memory chips and boards are almost non existent and you end up with
a boat anchor.

Thank you for those thoughts.
It was made before the days of memories and chips and has only nine
transistors. I take your point about it being Japanese but valve
technology still appeals to some people. Being so old there are no
really specialised parts in it.

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