stay away from Kenwood in VA is all I can say, either CA, or you can check 
eham, they have reviews for service places and the ones with a lot of good 
reviews are all generally good from what I've been told over the years. I'd 
suggest avvid is only he was still in business. that's the only Kenwood 
place I've ever dealt with. I'd have no clue on cost though. Add in bench 
fees and stuff it might not be worth it. I know if it was my TM-G707A, I'd 
say it wasn't worth it but at last check, that's still at full power for the 
most part, with a 1:1 SWR, get to 1:5 and the 440 power drops almost by half 
for some reason.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:03 AM
Subject: recommendations needed for best Kenwood repair facility


> Hi, all.
>
> As you may recall, one of my Kenwood TMV7A's bit the dust last week, when 
> I
> was serving as net control for a week-long bicycle tour across the State 
> of
> Michigan.  Basically, the finals went out on the rig, and need to be
> replaced.
>
> My immediate solution to the problem is to order a new Kenwood TMV71A, 
> which
> should be arriving within the next week or so.
>
> However, in the long term, I'd like to get the old TMV7A repaired and the
> finals replaced if for no other reason than to have an available back-up
> rig.
>
> I know this will generate a lot of discussion and differing opinions, but
> what is the best place to send the TMV7A for repairs like I'm suggesting?
>
> I live in west-central lower Michigan.
>
> And, in general, what do you think I might be looking at in cost for
> replacement of the TMV7A finals?
>
> I know the finals are gone because I get a very scratchy signal report on
> our local repeater with a good antenna, no matter what power level I use.
> Seems the radio is putting out only a couple of watts.
>
> 73 and thanks as always from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ