Icom R2500

[KG7CDC]

I'm in dire need to find someone, anyone to repair my 3 Icom R2500 receivers. They don't power up. I've looked everywhere without success. Please HELP..

 

[bearcatrp]

Have you contacted Icom to see if they are capable to repair it? If they won't due to parts, best to find someone that repairs Icom ham radios as they may have spare parts that could work.

 

[KG7CDC]

Yes. I reached out to them and every repair company listed on Google. I'm unable to find anyone that can help me. Thank you for your post.

 

[n3uhh]

Someone had posted this repair facility previously. I have never dealt with them however.
Amateur Radio Service

 

[KG7CDC]

Thank you so very much. I will reach out to them.

 

[Ubbe]

I had that same problem, wouldn't power on, and it's probably from taking too much current somewhere in the radio unit. I removed all circuit boards and took a look and then put them back in. It then powered up but the BFO oscillator are dead so no SSB mode. It was probably some component in that BFO that short circuit but later broke in a way that it no longer took any excessive current.

In my R2500 they have put the wrong capacitors on the VCO voltage control line so there's an added noise from the PLL stepping back and forth in frequency while stationary on a frequency. It's a known problem that have been reported by users and somebody at the factory probably put the wrong reel of components in the machine that place the components on the board. It could then also be a higher value capacitor placed in its wrong polarity that after some time makes it stop working, short circuit and then go open.

/Ubbe

 

[KG7CDC]

Thank you so very much for your input. I found someone willing to try to fix them.

Happy holidays.

73's

Michael
KG7CDC