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Title: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: M6EES on March 10, 2023, 08:10:23 AM
AF gain and OFS knobs both failing on KX2. Need replacement.

Does anybody know if there are any routes to repair in UK avoid posting the radio to Elecraft ?
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: WA3SKN on March 10, 2023, 09:26:43 AM
You might ask Elecraft.

-Mike.
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: M6EES on March 10, 2023, 02:53:51 PM
You might ask Elecraft.

-Mike.

I did. They referred me to the one store in the UK that does repairs, but which currently does not have a single technician.
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: KF6QEX on March 10, 2023, 03:56:14 PM
Assuming you don't want to do the work yourself, finding someone locally would be far faster and probably cost about as much as mailing the radio back , minus the shipping risk and time without it.
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: M6EES on March 11, 2023, 12:40:27 PM
Assuming you don't want to do the work yourself, finding someone locally would be far faster and probably cost about as much as mailing the radio back , minus the shipping risk and time without it.

Yes I'd much rather not ship it. But here in the UK I've contacted the only two dealers I am aware of within 100 miles (probably the only two remaining HAM radio places in the UK ?) and they cannot help. Beyond that I have no idea who I would go to.

Anybody in the UK got any suggestions ?
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: G3RZP on March 12, 2023, 05:10:12 AM
Have you tried Castle Electronics? They are somewhere in North Wales..
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: M6EES on March 12, 2023, 01:28:35 PM
Have you tried Castle Electronics? They are somewhere in North Wales..


...many thanks
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: M6EES on March 12, 2023, 01:37:24 PM
Have you tried Castle Electronics? They are somewhere in North Wales..

Thanks, but did you mean north of Birmingham ?
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: AF5CC on March 12, 2023, 10:58:14 PM


Thanks, but did you mean north of Birmingham ?

No, that is Gigaparts :)
Title: Re: Elecraft repairs in the UK
Post by: G3RZP on March 13, 2023, 02:07:36 AM
More west of Birmingham than North.