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Golden_screw_driver
Intermediate Member
Username: Golden_screw_driver
Post Number: 147
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Monday, July 20, 2009 - 11:24 am: | 
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Well, after not using my wife's trunk sence july 28th till yesterday. Went outside to fire it up for the nets and guess what...WONT KEY UP!!!! open the the radio up and what's this' the traces on the finals are all cooked. worked when we parked the truck less than a month ago. And this happend thee wekks after the factory warranty was up. I will probly not be sending out for fixing as the price to ship and fix would come close to the price i paid for it. BACK TO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
421 GOLDEN SCREW DRIVER
CEF#0995
NORTH-EAST
CEF NET CONTROLLER
Channel 13 / 27.115 AM/LSB
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Golden_screw_driver
Intermediate Member
Username: Golden_screw_driver
Post Number: 148
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Monday, July 20, 2009 - 3:06 pm: |
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Spoke with Sam and he said it was probly lightning strike that caused it. The heat caused the face to fall off the cold weather stop's it from reciving correctly HUMMMMMMM!. Got a RMA number with no problem and they want me to send it to california on my dime, even though the thing fell apart in a non-moving truck in less than 3 weeks of siting there, I am very unimpressed with the radio now and will not get another anytime soon. i am cunfused they say ENGINEERED FOR THE AMERICAN ROAD BUT FALL APART NO MORE MAGIES AT MY HOUSE. Well i can say this it will be the coolest book end i will ever have. AND ORDERING A NEW 2970 AS I TYPE THIS. ANYONE NEED 257 PARTS??????????
421 GOLDEN SCREW DRIVER
CEF#0995
NORTH-EAST
CEF NET CONTROLLER
Channel 13 / 27.115 AM/LSB
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Big_m
Member
Username: Big_m
Post Number: 84
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Monday, July 20, 2009 - 4:28 pm: |
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If It were me I would send it in (Sam has been known to repair his products for customers at no charge). Then if you don't want it get rid of it! |
Golden_screw_driver
Intermediate Member
Username: Golden_screw_driver
Post Number: 149
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Monday, July 20, 2009 - 4:49 pm: |
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Nope being charged to fix and send it. Had a lenthy conversation with him about it, I will have to pay to get it fixed.
421 GOLDEN SCREW DRIVER
CEF#0995
NORTH-EAST
CEF NET CONTROLLER
Channel 13 / 27.115 AM/LSB
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405
Junior Member
Username: 405
Post Number: 16
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, August 01, 2009 - 11:22 pm: |
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You might check with your insurance company to see if there is any comprehensive coverage for lightning damage. I lost a really great SBE radio years ago due to a nearby strike. It can happen to any transceiver no matter what the brand name. |
Revpo
Advanced Member
Username: Revpo
Post Number: 522
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 10:51 am: |
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You should carry ham radio insurance, I do and it takes care of things like that with my $50 deductible, the magnum 257 is really a 10 meter radio in the first place.
CEF 795
73
REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795
Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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Lonestarbandit
Intermediate Member
Username: Lonestarbandit
Post Number: 100
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 9:25 pm: |
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ouch |
Teham
Intermediate Member
Username: Teham
Post Number: 129
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 - 3:14 am: |
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The magnum is by far a better radio. I have both a 2970 and a 2970DX and also a Magnum 257HP. If someone came in and told me I could keep one radio but the others had to go, I'd keep the magnum. Magnum has better receive and far better reports on xmit. tony/n5jva/cef 259 |
