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Category: Amateur Radio Equipment Repair

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Review Summary For : N4ATS Radio & Amplifier Repair
Reviews: 266MSRP: 65.00 per hour/ rated
Description:
Radio and amplifier repair. Specializing in Yaesu FL-7000 Amplifier Repair and/or Modifications
Product is in production
More Info: http://n4ats.com/
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KU4UV Rating: 2021-11-19
Very honest business! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Answered a question for me over the phone regarding a used Ten Tec transceiver that I was interesting in purchasing. Basically talked me out of buying it. Very honest guy. I will keep Bill in mind for any future repairs that I may need. Thanks Bill!
73,
Mike KU4UV
WD8MPQ Rating: 2021-11-19
Yaesu FT-450D Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Excellent service at a remarkably reasonable price and extremely fast turn-a-round time! I highly reccomend Bill for his capability and credibility.
KD9IQ Rating: 2021-11-10
Review Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Bill was recommended to me by another ham operator. I made contact with Bill on November 5, 2021 and explained the issues I had with two old Kenwood 231A transceivers. He said to ship them to him which I did the following day. On Monday morning November 8, 2021 Bill sent me a text informing me that he had received the two radios. Later that same afternoon I received word from him that both radios had been repaired and were being returned to me. I highly recommend Bill to anyone needing repairs on their ham equipment. His charges are very reasonable and turnaround time is the best I have ever experienced!
KD9IQ 73s
KM4PSE Rating: 2021-10-26
ICOM 2370, and 5100 Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Very prompt and professional service. Very impressed with the quality of work. I Will for sure have Bill work on any of my equipment when there is a need.
KX4DX Rating: 2021-07-19
Commander VHF-1200 repair Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I sent my Commander VHF-1200 in for repair of what appeared to be a power supply problem. It turned out that the amplifier was working perfectly and it was discovered that there was a supply voltage problem which was then traced to a faulty circuit breaker at my home, something that I should have checked before sending unit to Bill!
Bill provided excellent communication before, during and after his evaluation and returned unit expeditiously in a custom-made shipping container.
Excellent service!!!
KO4NR Rating: 2021-07-18
RF Board Repair Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Sent a Kenwood RF board in to have the resistor and capacitor replaced that were removed for the Inrad Roofing filter mod. Got an email from Bill telling me it was finished when I was expecting an email saying he had received it. Man that was fast service!! Must of fixed it the day he received it. Very reasonable cost as well. I hope Bill never retires!!
73,
Bill Smith KO4NR

New review!! 7/18/21
Just got my Kenwood 850ATS back from Bill. It had many issues involving the T/R circuit. Bill diagnosed it quickly and had the radio back in my possession in record time. Considering all the damage he had to repair I was pleasantly surprised at the cost and how quickly I got it back.

In addition he packed the radio for the return trip better than I did to send it to him!! I thought I had done a good job until I saw his packing!!

Thanks Bill and you are on speed dial for my radio repairs.

73,
Bill KO4NR
NO2C Rating: 2021-06-10
Saved my Alpha 91B Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Bill was recommended to me by one of my fellow operators in the Last Man Standing Special event. My Alpha 91B had failed again and I had already sent it to Alpha twice for repair. Now, because of Covid, they were not taking in repairs. I shipped my unit to Bill. In no time at all, he had diagnosed the issue and recommended new tubes, which he had.
He made the repairs and sent me pictures of the Alpha putting out 1750 watts into a dummy load.
My Alpha is back home. I now have two functioning amps!! Thanks Bill.
W8SPM Rating: 2021-06-05
Great Service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I contacted Bill about Service and mailed a unit to him ! We stayed in Contact during the repair and when returned Bill repacked the unit much better than when I sent it to him ! Very Pleased with whole experience W8spm
K4WSX Rating: 2021-05-19
Fast, Professional High Quality Work Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I made contact with Bill via email on a Thursday. We talked via text then phone call about my sickly Kenwood TL-992A amp. I took the amp to his house on Saturday (luckily, I live about an hour from him) and left it in his capable hands to repair it. Short story long, I bought the amp about a year ago, used, and it was already old and tired. Worked ok for a few months then just went downhill and eventually stopped working completely. Maybe 3 hours later that same day, he started texting me with pictures of my working amp. by the end of the day, he had it completely up and running. It had a list of things wrong with it but all were repairable with nearly no parts needing to be replaced except the power cord to switch it to 120v from 240v. I'm so truly amazed and thankful he was able to fix it for a very fair and reasonable fee on a Saturday no less and in just 1 day!
Thanks again, Bill Grassa, you are the man!
WB1GBY Rating: 2021-05-17
Excellent work, very professional Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I needed some serious repairs for my Yaesu FTDX-5000, and contacted Bill. I shipped him the unit and the day he received it, he had it disassembled and identified what required replacement. The same day the parts arrived, he made the repairs, and I picked the unit up. The unit works and looks like it did the day I originally unboxed it. I was so impressed, that I left him my IC-746 for him to fix for me. Great guy, great prices, and great service.