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Review Summary For : Elecraft Repair & Alignment by W3DVX
Reviews: 133MSRP: 95/hr. Const: contact for quote
Description:
Williamsport, PA. W3DVX since 1955; Amateur Extra since 1957. Built dozens of Heathkits and many K2s. Electrical Engineer (computer h/w & s/w).In addition to building new kits, will finish kits for you if you need help. Repair of legacy Elecraft K1, K2, and especially K3/K3S products. Reasonable rates and quick turn-around. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Product is in production
More Info: http://WilcoxEngineering.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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K2ZF Rating: 2020-03-13
Simply the best Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Alan Wilcox provides expert repair services and can be trusted to repair your K2 quickly.
It sure is nice to have a repair of my K2 close to NJ!
This is the second time I have used his services and I would not hesitate to do it again.
Jim K2ZF
K5TTE Rating: 2019-10-11
Expert service on my K-1 Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Alan has brought my K-1 back to life!
He called me with diagnostic info and timeline projection for the repair. His rates: quite reasonable.
Within a short time, he returned my radio tuned and ready!

He’s a cordial and expert fellow who clearly loves doing this work.
WA3YLQ Rating: 2019-08-21
K-2 Service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I got my K-2 five years ago from a buddy'd (sk) estate. At that time Alan tuned it up for me and installed the auto antenna tuner for me. Rig has worked great! I recently had Alan build and install the KSB2 unit for ssb. He did this in record time and I get great reports on ten meter
mobile. Alan is very easy to deal with and is great at communicating the needs of your rig. I have NO reservations in reccomending his services.

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Earlier 5-star review posted by WA3YLQ on 2013-07-27

Alan upgraded and aligned my K2 which I had inherited from a buddy's estate. Alan was pleasant to deal with and seemed most knowledgeable of Elecraft products. He also installed the ATU on my unit. I felt his charges were most reasonable, and I would not hesitate to call on his services again.
Jim, WA3YLQ
K5APL Rating: 2019-08-14
Elecraft K2/100 Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
My K2 was performing well, but not as good as I thought it was capable of. Talked to Alan on the phone and sent him my radio. He quoted me the price for complete alignment before I sent it. He called me when he received it and called later with his findings. Then
he called, said it was shipped, and I sent the payment
balance.
I am thoroughly delighted with my radio now. It was good before, but its great now in my opinion. Now it is definitely a keeper. I concur with others that have seen a dramatic difference in performance after tuning by W3DVX.
A fair price, excellent communication, and a great result is what I experienced, and I can highly recommend him to other K2 owners.
WB4EDB Rating: 2019-07-30
excellent service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Alan did a fantastic job in the repair on my K-1. The communication, turn around time and fee charged was very reasonable. Smiley wb4edb
AC0BQ Rating: 2019-07-10
K2 Alignment/ Repair Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I sent Alan a set of K2 twins that I bought used.
I had power control issues and couldn’t resolve them.
Appx. 2 days after receiving them Alan called me with a plan
and discussed his thoughts on repairs.
He dug In deeper and called me again to discuss his
Findings, my used radios that I bought as a bargain weren’t in very good shape! Long story short, he repaired my K2, did several updates, Aligned the K2 and the amp/tuner.
And all at a reasonable price.
They work like a new radio. GREAT EXPERIENCE!!!
N6TTV Rating: 2019-05-15
K-2 repair and tune up Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Alan went through my K-2, checked it out and tuned it up. It's like a new radio,the filters are really
right on and the calibration is amazing. Carl, N6TVN.
NT3G Rating: 2019-05-15
Perfect Experience Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I recently entrusted Alan with repair of my K1 and was pleasantly surprised with his cordiality. He is not only knowledgeable regarding Elecraft products, but seems to genuinely enjoy restoring them to life. I was impressed by his attention to small details like a few missing screws. Rates are reasonable and turnaround was somewhat under two weeks. I can recommend Alan enthusiastically.
NW0M Rating: 2019-04-22
Excellent Repair Service with Quick Turnaround Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I finished my build of a bare bones K2/10 but encountered an issue in the transmitter alignment. Elecraft reflector support and a visual review from a local ham were both unable to resolve my issue.

So I contacted Alan and shipped my little K2 to him for a rescue. He received the K2 on a Saturday and the next Tuesday he called saying the radio issue was resolved and ready to ship back. Alan also performed an overall review and full alignment.

I was very pleased with Alan's work and getting the radio back to me so quickly.

Although I'm disappointed that I could not resolve the issue on my own, I'm pleased that it was professionally repaired, tested, and aligned by Alan. I now know the radio is in excellent working condition.
AB4IQ Rating: 2019-02-08
Fun Kit Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I completed the K2 and had it working great except for it was off frequency. So I decided that I needed to adjust C22 to get it on frequency. Good idea, wrong answer. So I got a hold of Alan to go ahead and give it a once over for anything that might be wrong and give it a complete alignment. He sent me an email and said it was in good working order and all aligned and ready to be returned. He charged a fair price and was very prompt in his work. I'll use him again when I might need additional repairs or alignment.