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Review Summary For : Castle Electronics
Reviews: 21MSRP: Fifty Pence
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Castle Electronics Unit2 Village Workshops Telerrddig Road LLANERFYL POWYS SY21 0AS

New Phone nbr 01938 820880

Geoff says always call before coming to workshop !

Product is in production
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G7NKS Rating: 2021-12-11
Update on Marvellous Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Just a quick update to corroborate the many very positive experiences of others. Since 1992 (when he was at the airport) , Geoff has repaired my FT747 (twice), 2 IC735s, my FT817, a JST135 and 2 x JST245s (usual power supply issue), IC706 (circuit board sticky pad) and IC736 (refusal to start!). He also supplied me with my TL922 which is still going strong. Highly recommended and when he retires we are all going to be "stuffed"! 73. G7NKS IO92ub Jim
EA3CC Rating: 2020-12-23
JST-245D Far beyond expected Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Merry Christmas to all. :-)
My experience with Geoff has been so good, that if told, I would not believe.
JRC model JST-245D
Typical 60v switching PS failure.
No info, no schematics (PS), no parts, no hope.
All experiences you find is providing an external PS and route the wires into the radio.
A few repair shops locally didn't even want to try it.
I, later, one day met a fellow ham on the bands working with a JST-245D Thanks Ian, MM0TFU, he sent me to Geoff.
Geoff was very real and asked me how far I would like to go on uncharted waters, labor hours, to maybe find the original PS fault and fix it.
I trusted him and after weeks he came back with the solution, time was not an issue for me, he kept me informed regularly.
General alignment, some minor issues fixed as well.
Very reasonable cost.
The radio works sooo good..!!!
I have not enough words of thanks to Geoff for his commitment expertise and honesty.
Simply my most trusted and respected technician from now on.
Thank you Geoff.
Frank
EA3CC
Barcelona
G0VAX Rating: 2020-10-23
Fantastic!! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Geoff certainly knows his stuff!! I took my Icom IC-756 Pro 3 to him for a repair. It turns out it could have been a close lightning strike which took out the muting circuit and one of the PA Driver transistors.
Geoff found the problem with no problem and fixed it.
I would recommend Castle Electronics for any repair and I will use Geoff’s expertise if needed again.
G7RHF Rating: 2018-11-08
very good Time Owned: more than 12 months.
i have using castle for over a decade the work he does is fantastic ,no hidden cost he will always let you now ,possible the best in the uk
G4ADJ Rating: 2016-01-31
Geoff is a real star! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Last October Geoff fixed my FT817, soldering into place a new smd front panel connector socket on to the main pcb and replaced several other things I hadn't even noticed (the parts were cheap so he just went ahead and renewed them). Previously Geoff had replaced a fuse and some other components about ten years ago. It really works fine just now! He also checked over my TS2000 for audio instability that folks had reported on all bands ssb and found no problem. When back home I could definitely put this down to an earthing fault in the shack RF ground system plus a low voltage from one of the shack 12V car batteries. Geoff talked over all the problems with me and showed me the very capable facilities he has at his idyllic workshop in a very pleasant Welsh Valley. My wife and her sister were dropped off in Welshpool so they could enjoy a ride on the LLanfair and Welshpool Steam Railway while I went to see Geoff and talk serious radio business! Thanks for brilliant service, Geoff. I hope you and your business keep going for many years yet!
5B4AJG Rating: 2015-10-06
Thanks Geoff Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Once again the service and quality of Castles is superb. I will not use anywhere else. I've already warned Geoff that he can't retire.......Who else could we trust?
Thank you again and very best wishes from Cyprus.
G3UCT Rating: 2015-04-09
Excellent Service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.

I fully agree with the previous very positive reviews of the service that Geoff provides. He is entirely 'up front' about what he can - and can't - do and is careful to consult with the customer about options for repair. I wish that others were as good! It was a pleasure to meet him and I'm delighted to say that my old (1991) FT-1000 is now performing better than it ever did before I took it to him!
2E0AYQ Rating: 2014-03-27
Superb Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Geoff is a great engineer.
very upfront with charges.
A very pleasant person to talk to.
Over the years I have sent equipment to Geoff
to be serviced and repaired and have always been very happy. He also has a up to the minute technology workshop
Highly Recommended
M0SRW Rating: 2013-11-14
Dx 70 repair Time Owned: more than 12 months.

As usual sterling service from Geoff and work carried out on my DX70

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Earlier 5-star review posted by M0SRW on 2013-07-15

Geoff is very good at his job very polite helpful explains every thing and recommends what to do !

Top prices for a top job
M0RNR Rating: 2013-10-25
Absolutely First Class Service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Sent my IC756 PROII with a low power tx fault. Diagnosed, full breakdown of parts right down to a 15p diode. Unrivaled technical knowledge, you won't find a better engineer in the business.

Thanks Geoff for restoring my faith in great small business customer service and my rig to full strength.

Brian
M0RNR