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Will Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 24 Oct 2004 01:54:59 -0400
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I suspect a repair would cost more than a new radio.

I think you can check on froogle.com and still find them for sale in the
$40s.

Good luck!

Will K4SAY
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2004, Louis Kim Kline wrote:

> Hi to all.
>
> Does anyone know if General Electric has some sort of repair facility for
> the GE Super Radios.  Mine has become deaf as a stone.  Even during the
> nightime it doesn't hear anything except strong local signals.  I think it
> may be part of the damage from the lightning strike.  I typically don't do
> any medium wave DXing in the summertime when the lightning crashes are
> prevealent, so I just noticed the lack of sensitivity tonight.  I strongly
> suspect that either something happened to the RF amplifier, or the ferrite
> rod antenna as a result of the lightning blast.  The radio was sitting on a
> shelf about 10 feet from the antenna cables that got cooked by the
> lightning stroke.  If I could still buy the Super Radio 2, I would replace
> it in a heartbeat.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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