perhaps i will just leave the list!
On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:21 PM, John Miller wrote:
> that one probably made spell check retire.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 2:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Bench Time
>
>
>> spell check anyone?
>> I know, I'm not the worlds greatest speller either, but a simple read
>> through of your message before sending, along with a quick spell check
>> will
>> make your messages a whole lot easier to comprehend.
>> it's especially hard for those folks on the list who speak English as a
>> second language as well when words are completely garbled and little
>> punctuation exists.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:53 AM
>> Subject: Re: Bench Time
>>
>>
>>> i still think that considerign that all of the tmv7a rigs had the same =
>>> problem oviously a defect fromthe factory kenwood shoudl hav ebeen =
>>> foreced to repair them for free and should hav ejust admitted oto it ad =
>>> ficed them makes you woder alittle about theo ther rigs they selltoo =
>>> the ts2000 also ha a bad run of lick so ifyoug etone buy new not used!
>>>
>>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:30 PM, Phil Scovell wrote:
>>>
>>>> Speaking of which, I think I mentioned I finally got an answer from =
>>> Ken=20
>>>> More, not to be confused with Yamaha, and by a ham, no less, who knew =
>>> what=20
>>>> he was talking about concerning repairing the display of the older =
>>> TMV7A=20
>>>> dual bander. $75 an hour bench time, $162.50 for parts, plus
>>>> shipping=20=
>>>
>>>> coming and going. So I figure, for a $400 dual band radio, that's =
>>> what I=20
>>>> paid for it new anyhow just before they stopped making it, $250 to get =
>>> it=20
>>>> repaired is pretty expensive for a common program most V7A radios =
>>> have. I=20
>>>> have a friend with the computer link cable and two working displays. =
>>> He is=20
>>>> either bringing his display over to program up all my channels I want =
>>> to use=20
>>>> or he will take the radio and plug it into his computer and program it =
>>> that=20
>>>> way. I never thought of programming it via computer before but that's =
>>> a way=20
>>>> around the 250 dollar repair bill since a blind guy doesn't need the =
>>> display=20
>>>> in the first place. I mean, not for 250 dollars to be repaired for=20
>>>> something you won't be using.
>>>> =20
>>>> Phil.
>>>> K0NX
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