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Review Summary For : Land Air Communications LTD
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Hal Guretzky (SK) serviced ICOM,KENWOOD,COLLINS,and Yeasu radios and other brands also. And also commercial radio equipment! He was located in Richmond Hills, NY.
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WA2AMF Rating: 2009-08-12
Kenwood TS-830S Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I am very pleased with the repair Hal did on my transceiver. Repair fast and shipped triple boxed. The price was very fair. I had the opportunity to drop off the transceiver while in town at a funeral.I saw Hal's excellent repair facility and have talked to many people about the great work he does. I am happy i had the chance to meet him in person. Hal is a credit to amateur radio.

73's Paul WA2AMF
KC2UEY Rating: 2009-08-09
Technical Report Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I have collected numerous hf transceivers for over fifteen years and the most fulfilling part is when the radio leave the bench and able to make contact around the globe.I am not a license technician but i gave many thanks to my highschool budy Joe who encourage me to take a night course in electronic and communication,i didn't realise it would become a great pastime later in life. I have encounted many technician in this hoby,some that are more desirable than others.I have alltypes of transistor radios, from General electric to Alinco and everything inbetween but i must say there are three pieces of equipment i was not able to diagnose properly dispite with chematic on hand, and they are the Collins kwm2 & kwm380 and a National hro60 and last but not least a Hamurlund hq180. the fustration was overwhelming until a friend had recommended Land Air Ccmmunication, after months of trying and the equipments are going different places, finally i said fine. I call a friday morning, i spoke to a gentleman named Hal and explain my situation and he told me that he wanted to see the radios,well i took the radios the same day. When i arrive he ask me how soon do i need the equipment and i told him it was not urgent, he also mentioned about a show room but digress because i was running late. I didnot hear from him about a week, so i call him and he told me that he had diagnose the problem and needed more time because he was busy. Hal call me a week later to pick up the radio so when i got there i didn't know what to expect, he allow me a tour of the showroom and i was amaise because he had the same radio expose in the showroom that i have. I took the radios home and put them on the bench to check for specifications, and all specifications checks a hundred percent. I call Hal to congradulat him for a job well done that he is a true pioneer, it's been over two years and these equipment are still going strong. I recently purchase a Johnson Desk Kilowatt, when i receive the equipment it was not working in high power so i call Hal he came over and find some loos connectors due to shipping. If any doubts feel free to ask me Lionel KC2UEY 73.
KD8KDL Rating: 2009-06-24
Fantastic Service and Communications Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I can't give Hal enough praise for the work he did for me a short while ago. I bought a Yaesu FT-736R from E-Bay, with the knowledge it had some problems. I contacted Yaesu for some help in repairing this rig, but they recommended Land Air to do the repair. Hal gave me some GREAT advice over the phone, so with this, I sent the rig to him to look over. I couldn't believe it. He called me after he received the unit, he discussed what he thought was wrong, and the estimated cost of repair. After I said "FIX IT", he called me later that same day telling me that it was repaired and ready to ship back to me. What service. Thanks Hal for every thing. The 736R works great and I am very happy with all the advice you gave me. I recommend Land Air to any one with radio problems to get it fixed right. Thanks again Bruce KD8KDL
KC2JXN Rating: 2009-05-25
A real radio doc!! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Hal has been repairing and upkeeping my boatanchors for long time. Last week on a Saturday my Collins 30L-1 linear would not tune to usual 500 watts out. I dropped the linear to Hal on that Saturday afternoon and he had it up and running by Monday afternoon. He replaced the filter capacitor and recommended to replace the entire board down the road. Hal has maintained my radios to perfection. Hal is extremely knowledgable and will get any radio up and running. Practically overnite service! Hal is a true professional and rare find. Kudos to Hal!
KC2OCC Rating: 2009-03-27
collins repair Time Owned: more than 12 months.
3 years ago Hal repaired a Yeasu ft3000 for me and it is still going strong. On Wednesday 4/25/09 I gave him my Collins 32S3 for repair, and it was done on Friday what can I say. I have seen many in my radio club send items to him and all have been happy with his repair work.
Just keep up the good work Hal. Thanks and 73 Joe KC2OCC
KC2JON Rating: 2009-03-03
Bought and repaired Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Hal fixed a boat anchor for me and I also bought additional equiptment from him.
He treated me fair and square.
He is a gentleman and radio scholar and
probably a judge of good scotch.
KEN_X_N2VQ Rating: 2009-03-03
Rip Off artist Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I don't know about the other positive reviews but my experience with HAL at Land Air Communications was terrible. A few years ago I had a ICOM 471H that had low output power. Hal was recommended and I brought the radio over to him. At first he estimated the repair to be around $200 which I felt was fair because I knew the problems were with the capacitors in those series of radios and if I had sent it to ICOM it would have costed me around the same. A few days after I had dropped off the radio, he called and said it would be a few more days because he was waiting for parts. At this time I thought ok...no problem. Another week goes by and I get a message my radio is ready. I was told the repair came up around $450 because he had to spend a total of around 8 hours to do my repair on the radio and he was giving me a discount for his services. What a crock. If he had told me about that before work was done I would have sent it to ICOM. I know no radio takes that long to fix. HAL is not honest. From what my friends have told me about him, his work is very sloppy working on newer radios. Be careful when dealing with him. If you must bring equipment for him to fix....get a true repair price and take pictures of your equipment before leaving it with him.
KC2TUX Rating: 2009-03-03
Not Great! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Not as great as I was expecting!

Hal stated that he would compare the price of repair against the "value" of the radio, and charged me a $75.00 testing fee for a radio that I can buy for $50.00!

He stated that if repairs would cost more than one half the value, he would let me know, he never stated what he would do if bench testing cost was 150% of the value!

I am sure that he is extremely knowledgeable and helpful to most, but I was naive, and I ended up fixing the problem after he charged me $75.00.

I am new to the hobby, and I learned a tough lesson!

Bill
KA2UGZ Rating: 2009-01-28
Future Repeat Customer! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Spoke with Hal on the phone about my sick IC-551D. His ability to recall information about a radio is uncanny. Made an appointment to drop off the radio a couple of days later and view the show room. Hal had many calls while I was there indicating to me a vibrant business; so vibrant that I was expecting a long lead time for my repair but not so! Hal called two days later to say that the radio was repaired and ready for pickup. I'm very satisfied with the repair and the TAT. Hal also called a few day later to make sure I was happy with his work which I thought was a nice touch.

Going through the show room was like a trip through memory lane! All the radios in the Harrison Radio catalog, the Swans, Drakes, Icoms, Heathkits (and much more) all represented and unlike when I was a teen, I can now afford them!

You can buy something "as-is" on eBay and maybe you will get lucky or you can buy something from Hal and know that he personally will bench check that radio before you take it home and stand behind it.

I know I will be back again.
WB6KWL Rating: 2009-01-26
Outstanding Repair Service with excellent technical skills. Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Hal took over a repair project that had stumped two other experienced communications repair speciaists and had consumed the better part of two years. I had a Collins transverter that seemed to be headed for the scrap bin or worse. Two individuals had spent numerous hours trying to make it work correctly and both had eventually given up. It was told to sell it for parts or to someone who just wanted one for display. I spoke to Hal and he was honest enough to tell me he would look at it and let me know if it could be economically repaired. Three days after I sent him the transverter, he called. I expected he would tell me that it was not feasiable to repair. Instead, he said it was fixed. Not only had he found the problem and repaired it, he fixed several problems that arose due to the shipping of the item to him. The overall cost was very reasonable. I would recommend Hal without any reservations for difficult repair jobs. Just one more thought, when the transverter was shipped back to me, it was quadruple boxed. One of the best packaging jobs I have ever seen for commuciations equipment. Obviously, great care had been taken to make sure it arrived safely. If you want more information, please contact me. Steve, WB6KWL