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2970 n2. Tech recommended
- Thread starter Staybolt
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SMT radios are getting hard to find some one that will work on them. I know my buddy with a shop here in Oklahoma only works on one that has a final problem. most just do not want to start stocking SMT parts plus they are so small and all the old techs just do not have the patience to work on them. the company that made them might be the best choice.
None of the guys around here will even look at them because they are all old guys. It next near impossible to find a younger guy thats a tech as 95% of the techs out there are old boomers.
I copy that Staybolt. I am 67 now and do not want to even work on one I have bought for myself with SMT. depends on what is wrong with it. I even bought a microscope to see the parts easier and my hands are not steady enough to do smt parts now. using it to blow the image up on my computer makes it easy to see the parts but way to small for my hands now.. all the techs in my area are either retired now or still working on radios and all are in my age group. no young new guy's want to work on radios since not enough work to make a living doing this.
here is one like I bought. this one is from the US as far as shipping. if you are not in a hurry you can get them from China for about 1/2 this price or even cheaper. look at the black one. they have a drop down box for silver and black. the black one is what I bought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1000X-8-LE...hash=item1ee9b70703:m:m2RHjsVmVnNJdSk62SPx4AA
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1000X-8-LE...hash=item1ee9b70703:m:m2RHjsVmVnNJdSk62SPx4AA
its just a microscope and you can hook it to a laptop or desktop computer and it will blow up the parts by about 500x. you can even hold it in your hand and move it around to look at the solder joints. I only paid about 6.00 for mine a few years ago and was just looking and China has them marked up now about the same price as buying it from the US. those sellers from China have marked every thing up so much now they are trying to get what they sell for in the US. I remember buying freq counters to make you own for about 3.00 each and now they are over 10.00 now. they are getting higher every year.
you can even take a picture of the board with these and print it off your computer. they are pretty neat to use.