Icom R-71A Dies

[blantonl]

Folks,

I just sold an Icom R-71A to someone, which when I shipped was working perfectly.

The buyer indicates that it's dead on arrival. When plugged in and powered on, he hears a small "pop" from the speaker, but the radio doesn't power up at all.

I've heard that these radios have a small battery that dies and causes the radio to not work. Could this be the problem?

Very odd, since the radio was working perfectly when I shipped it.

If this is the probable problem, any ideas who can fix this at minimal cost?

[fineshot1]

Originally Posted by blantonl

Folks,

I just sold an Icom R-71A to someone, which when I shipped was working perfectly.

The buyer indicates that it's dead on arrival. When plugged in and powered on, he hears a small "pop" from the speaker, but the radio doesn't power up at all.

I've heard that these radios have a small battery that dies and causes the radio to not work. Could this be the problem?

Very odd, since the radio was working perfectly when I shipped it.

If this is the probable problem, any ideas who can fix this at minimal cost?

Lindsay - I can not comment on the model you are having problems with but below
is the fella I use for all my non-warrenty work and he has always been excellent to me
and all my ham friends as well. Good luck

MTS Ham Radio Repair

[ka3jjz]

If it is indeed the memory battery, just replacing it won't fix it. It must be completely reprogrammed, which means a trip to Icom, unless the folks at MTS can do the reprogramming. 73 Mike

[fineshot1]

Here is another good thread on radio repair choices.

http://www.radioreference.com/forums...od-repair.html

[blantonl]

Thanks for the information folks! I appreciate it.

[cpitre]

I have a used board here for that exact radio. the battery is good on it. The only reason I took it out was to put the Piexx board in. It is here doing nothing, if it can be of use let me know.