Yes mine has had that problem twice before from the same residual lightning ? strike. I have repaired it both times once was years ago when icom was still actively supporting these units, however it was cost prohibitive even then because they wanted to do a board swap at over half the cost of replacement. The second time was a couple of years back I found the parts in Canada ?? and I bought all they had in stock. While most of the parts are standard parts they are still not easy to come by. I have since moved my repair facility some 60 miles away from Atlanta and still have a lot of my stock in storage, but I know where most of the items for the ic R70, R71, and R7000 because I maintain several of these units. I do not know what price you were quoted, but parts and labor for a repair such as yours should not run more than $275.00 not including?shipping and insurance costs. I absolutely will not accept or ship unless the unit is properly insured because shippers are getting bad about losing and or damaging shipped items. So they must be packaged ? properly and insured for the proper amount regardless of who the shipping company is. I have been servicing professional communications equipment since 1968, including most Ham gear. I can be reached at 706 270 3829 Laurin Cavender WB4IVG?
On Sun, Sep 3, 2023, 11:53 PM Blake Sims <
ebsims01@...> wrote:
My IC-7000 CAT died after a nearby lightning strike. Rest of the radio is fine, just cannot use the remote port to program the rig or control it .Had a local shop look at it and they said would cost more than the rig is currently worth. Has anyone else dealt with this and was it as hopeless as the tech said?
