I'm sorry to say it, but KA4VNG, David Kerley, has apparently stolen a 440 from me. In April of 2002, I posted a few messages asking for recommendations for someone who could repair the radio (xmtr was sick). KA4VNG responded and said that he repaired radios from his home in Taylorsville, NC. He said he had a lot of experience with 440s and that he thought he knew what the problem was and would be glad to take a look at it. I shipped the radio to him and haven't seen it since.
He called me to say that he had received it and that he expected to have it repaired within a week.
A month later he finally answered one of my numerous emails asking about the status of the radio. He said that his mother was dying of cancer and that his repair work had been put on hold for the time being. I replied to him that, under the circumstances, I could wait as long as a couple of months.
I think that's the last time I've been able to contact him. There's no phone listing in his name. The county sheriff told me who his father was but there's no answer at that number. I recently sent him a certified letter asking him to return the radio. He did not pick up the letter.
It looks like the radio is gone.