I've owned a Sony 2010 since 1990 and it's
followed me to Europe and Mexico and countless other destinations My main
interest is utility monitoring, so I really appreciate the 2010's SSB reception
capabilities. With enough years of usage, the BFO is bound to drift so
that you can't zero-beat the receiver. This was a problem I was bound to
correct. I'd successfully aligned the BFO a couple of times before, but my
luck ran out the last time. While I had the radio apart and powered up so
I could adjust it, the big magnet in the speaker grabbed ahold of a steel part
on the RF board - and my Sony went silent. Most of the
keyboard
functions stopped working; not even static. I looked around for a probable
cause, but there was nothing I could do. Sadly I buttoned my old friend up
and tried to figure out what to do next.
Out of desperation, I posted to the icf2010 YahooGroup. I expected some recommendations from the members, but I got something even better! It was a personal e-mail from a fellow who wanted to see my 2010 and take a shot at fixing it. This fellow, Ray Babbitt, brought my 2010 back to life!
If you'd like to see some other examples of Ray's work, check out his projects.
Ray's proven to me that he has the resources and experience to work on 2010s. He doesn't "operate" without the correct service manuals - and he uses the correct parts instead of whatever he can get at the local RS. When Ray fixed my Sony, he went the extra mile to get the 2SK152 FET - and I can really tell the difference!
So if your radio's fallen ill, send Ray an an email telling him what's going on. If it can be fixed, then Ray'll work something out. He fixed my radio and kept me in the loop thru the whole process!
Ray can be reached at this address:
Ray's got an excellent track record established on eBay - just go to http://www.ebay.com and do a search on his email address to see for yourself.
And don't pass up these links to some excellent sources of SWL info:
Radio Intelligencer
Hard-Core DX
The Association of North American Radio Clubs
Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts, Inc.
Strong Signals