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Review Summary For : Small Wonder Labs Repair & Alignment by W3DVX
Reviews: 21MSRP: 60/hr. Const: contact for quote
Description:
Williamsport, PA. W3DVX since 1955; Amateur Extra since 1957. Built dozens of Heathkits, Elecrafts, and SWL products. Electrical Engineer (computer h/w & s/w).In addition to building new kits, will finish kits for you if you need help. Repair of all SWL products. Reasonable rates. Also see reviews listed under "Elecraft Repair & Alignment by W3DVX."
Product is in production
More Info: http://WilcoxEngineering.com
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RBRASHEAR Rating: 2018-10-07
Got my K2 back up and running! Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Long story short: I wound up making some mistakes during construction of my radio that were difficult (read: impossible) for me to figure out. This gentleman went above and beyond to help me out, and had me back on track within a couple of weeks. Clear communication, along w/ a phone call to talk about the problems found, and what to do going forward to avoid them again. Great guy to work with, I would highly recommend his services if you need them.
NM5TW Rating: 2013-02-26
DSW-2 20 mtr rig Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Alan brought my DSW rig back to life. Service was excellent. He did a great job. I will use his services again in the near future. Thanks, Tom NM5TW
KB0BUE Rating: 2012-04-19
Great work by a Fine Gentleman Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
It was not only great work. He built me a Rockmite. I built two and ruined the second which worked perfectly until I somehow shorted something out. I now have one properly cased, works fine and is waiting for me to get up to code speed.Communication is the most difficult of human endeavors. Alan keeps you informed during the whole process which makes for a happy customer. I wanted one built by him with his name on it. I now have it and proud to have a working Rockmite which is also a collectible with Alan D. Wilcox as the builder. I would have him build anything for me.
KR4FM Rating: 2011-07-25
Outstanding. Highly Recommended Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Alan is a wizard. I had originally built the SWL PSK-20 in 2008. I was never happy with the performance, and I had rebuilt, resoldered, rewound toroids, and tried to diagnose my problem, which was low power on transmit. Within 1 day of receiving the unit, Alan had diagnosed the problem, re-scraped, re-tinned and re-installed the toroids, aligned the unit, and had it back on its way to me. I would highly recommend Alan's services to anyone experiencing issues with their SWL PSK units.
K0AMD Rating: 2011-06-30
PSK-20 tune up and repair Time Owned: N.A.
Found Alan via the eham website and sent him my dead PSK-20. within one day he had called me to tell me what was wrong and said it would be ready to ship out the next day. Service doesn't get much better than that.
In today's world it is exteremly hard to find service like this good communications, fast turn around and it works.
AE5QS Rating: 2011-06-20
Quick, professional repair of PSK-80 Warbler Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I built my Warbler kit but could not get it to work. It was my first attempt with surface mount and my old eyes let me down. Alan was listed on the SWL website, so I sent it to him. He sent me an email when he received my unit. That was a nice touch. Very quickly I received a phone call and email saying it was fixed, tuned up, and on the way back. He listed the repair items and did the work very reasonably. It worked like a charm when I got it back. You simply can't go wrong with his service. I highly reccomend him!
KG4ZGA Rating: 2011-03-12
Excellent, professional service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Building the SWL PSK-20 was very easy and enjoyable, but I was unable to copy any psk31 station after construction. Alan Wilcox was recommended by Dave Benson's website for troubleshooting and tune up. Alan is a professional with very quick turn around, who keeps in constant contact with the customer. It was very nice to receive a personal phone call from him!

I recommend his expert and affordable service.
W5CYF Rating: 2011-01-31
Outstanding! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
If you want to get the most from your SW-XX just send it to Alan for a complete tune up and alignment. He took my SW-40 and made it into a ‘real’ QRP rig with a much better than expected results.

Total time, including shipping and alignment was about a week and the results are outstanding. Furthermore, Alan will keep you in the loop throughout the entire process from the time you ship your rig until you get it back to your QTH.

Great value received for a relatively small investment.

John/W5CYF
KB2NAS Rating: 2011-01-09
Great Kit, Professional Service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I had a great time building my SWL PSK Series for 20m - until I shorted a circuit while testing. Dave Benson at SWL recommended Alan Wilcox for the repair. Alan must have had my rig repaired same day he received it. I also had Alan do the PSK31 tune-up service as I was concerned about a poor alignment on my part causing QRM. He also had valuable hints on how to perform better kit builds.

Exceptional service, fair prices, and when you see he really only works on stuff like Elecraft, that he'll work on your PSK Series is a great thing!
K9IA Rating: 2010-11-30
Great Service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
After building a PSK-20 radio and discovering just how small those parts have become, I decided to have Alan, at Wilcox Engineering clean up my mistakes. Alan appears to be very good at what he does. He’s curious, fast and he’s reasonable. The whole process was a pleasure. The radio works great and, I‘m happy. K9IA