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Category: Amateur Radio Equipment Repair

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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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W8EM Rating: 2011-06-27
Expert Service - You Get What You Pay For Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I dropped off two radios with problems - a Yaesu FT-980 (it would not output when transmitting) and a Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V (the display was not working) - for repair. Hal was able to diagnose the problems and identify what repairs were necessary and an approximate cost and approximate time to repair since parts had to be ordered from Yaesu's notoriously slow parts department. Hal kept me informed about the progress and the radios were repaired close to the schedule Hal originally provided. Hal is not inexpensive - but he knows what he is doing, he will spend time explaining things to you (and not just about your immediate radio problem that is being repaired), make recommendations and provide advice that are based on his vast experience, and provides a 30 warranty on his repairs that gives you time to check out whether the repair is to your satisfaction. I would strongly recommend Hal's service.
W1KV Rating: 2011-06-16
Excellent service a pleasure to deal with Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I found out about Hal here on eham. I found him to be very pleasant and courteous to deal with. I bought a Yaesu FT-107M on EBAY and the radio needed alot of work. Hal turned the repair around in 7 days and the radio performs as if it were still new. His price was also very fair. I will use Hal for all my repair needs in the future. 73 Steve W1KV
WA2LUY Rating: 2011-06-05
WA2LUY Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I was having int trouble with my FT 900. A good friend told me about Hal....Droped off the radio,Hal informed me it could be a while, to locate, after several weeks,of start and stop he located the bad solder conn. and is now back on my desk.. Hal kept me updated, and vowed to resolve the problem... Thank's Hal
KU3S Rating: 2011-06-02
Excellent Time Owned: N.A.
I must say I have not had anything like the previous review in three repairs with Hal. All three have been seemless, trouble free, well done repairs. Keeping this old gear running is getting to be more of a challenge and I am very glad to have someone like Hal around when I need him. He has been generous with his time on the phone and very courteous to me as well as having the repairs be very much to my satisfaction. I will use him again I am sure. Thanks
W3MQ Rating: 2011-05-27
Deceptive little man Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I heard about Hal Guretzky about a year ago from w3ae in Philadelphia,He sounded like the answer to my problems with My ts930s I also brought him an old Yaesu and ken wood with bad transformers.I gave it to Hal along with a htx100 from Radio shack He fixed the problem with the radio shack Rig He replaced the power cord with an old peice of power cord that looks like it was just laying around the basement.He didnt even put a fuse on the end of it. I didnt complain about that.But i thought he fixed the ts930s.This is what he did, He said bring him the rig spend 500 dollars and when it is fixed it should be worth about 1400 dollars.Sounded like a good investment.But When he was done with my rig the display only worked on 40meters and nothing else worked on the rig.I gave him a total of 225$ But why didnt you fix it? He said it wasnt worth it, damage was too extensive and it would be better off sold at a hamfest for a couple hundred Dollars. He claimed that he bench tested it too with a digital board and PLL board from another ts930s and it worked perfectly.I was dumbfounded I thought He was going to repair the thing.I also gave Him a couple of other rigs that need to be repaired the transformers were bad would you beleive he cut the wires?and told me that their repairs were to expensive to repair? These too he said could fetch a couple of hundred dollrs at a hamfest if I spray painted the covers.Hal may be an excellent engineer or technician.His reviews can vouch for that.But He is also a skilled BS artist.A con man of the highest caliber the downtown hustlers with the shell games and three card monty angles aint got nothing on Him!
K2LBJ Rating: 2011-05-13
Nice Going Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Quick repair on a dead IC-2KL amp. Great feedback, fast turn around and fair price.
AE6OP Rating: 2011-02-12
First class guy Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Yaesu recommended Land Air for servicing my FT-1000d as they no longer support the radio. On calling there, owner/tech Hal Guretzky actually answered and was most generous, thorough and informative with his time and advice. I wouldn't hesitate to send any of my radios to him for service, or buy others from his huge inventory of classics. Highly recommended.
K4ALE Rating: 2011-02-11
Kenwood T-599D repair Time Owned: N.A.
Hal did a great job repairing and realigning my Kenwood T-599D. The problem was an elusive transistor failure, but Hal was able to track it down. The rates and time were very reasonable. His shipping was excellent. Turn-around was far better than expected, and communications were impeccable. If you have a problem and want to send your baby away for reliable repair, Hal is a perfect choice. You get what you pay for, and repairs to radio equipment is a master's art. Hal is a master, and in my opinion, his fees are perfectly in line with what they should be for service of this high quality at this high level.
KA9P Rating: 2011-02-01
Kwm 380 repair Time Owned: N.A.
After having good luck with Hal on an ugly SX115 repair I tried him on a kwm380.

I had taken 2 bad 380s and made a good one, putting the rest back together as a basket case. Hal did as promised and solved a bad synthesizer issue , cracked motherboard traces and a bad driver transistor, all working well after a couple weeks of hard use. at one point he had me on the phone working thru a few issues while I was following along in my service manual, and its clear to me he gets it.

I'll use him again when I get tough one.
N2YXW Rating: 2011-01-18
AL-1500 REPAIR Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Nothing but great service from Hal. He found a cold solder joint that had me pulling my hair out. I did not want to ship the amp back to the factory so I drove he amp to Hal and had it back in service three days later. I would not hesitate to use him again.