I wish to add my high praise and deep respect for Jeff Moore,? the skilled EE and repair wizard who's come to the rescue of so many of us kit builders with seeming impossible-to-fix radios.
A recent QMX+ kit shipment to me sustained a vertically crushed box by FedEx. The board inside appeared undamaged, so I carefully built the kit.? On completion, the radio was dead. Just inert. No smoke signals. Just dead.??
After exhausting all my knowledge in trying to bring it to life, I concluded that the board or one or more components were damaged by the shipper.
So I sent it to Jeff Moore, who took on the task.? Without going into deep detail, suffice it to say that the challenges it presented may well have been among the toughest anyone could remotely imagine.
After hours upon hours of work, consultation, repair and replacement of multiple major components, some more than once, Jeff has been able to bring my radio back from the dead.?
As many know, Jeff is a generous community resource whose value cannot be over-stated.? He does not charge a fee for his efforts -- only asks help paying for parts used, postage, and a voluntary donation to a funds pool to help others, if one is so motivated.??
So if you ever want to give up on a radio, don't.? Contact Jeff and ask if it's OK to send it to him for evaluation.
Thank you, Jeff.
72 and 73,
Bill Jobes? W3WJ??
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