TL,

RadioLabs is a brand new company, so there isn't much to say as far as
previous feedback. However, Chris Justice is a truly gifted radio engineer,
who is very into radio, and will do extremely well with his new company.
C.Crane's former head technician is also now at RadioLabs.

I sent my ATS-909 there for modifications. When it comes back, it will have
a new, high-performance speaker, the antenna gain will really be "gain", the
LED display will be blue, and it will have some extremely nice sensitivity
improvements, including some custom filters to Chris's specifications.

Chris e-mailed me the day after they modded my radio, and had the following
to say about my newly modded ATS-909:

"Whenever I get one of the Super 909s in my hand, which seems to be alot
lately, I can't put em down. I have to keep messing with it. The AM filter
is just extremely well designed and works so well that it doesn't have any
adjacent channel interference, even at 10k with a 1000 watt station about
2.5 miles from me. Excellent filter. That's what I liked playing with the
most. The audio is really nice, full and you get a full 6k out of it. That's
really unusual nowdays considering most of the radios that are advertised 6k
are about 3k. The sensitivity is ... well, you'll just have to play with it.
Also, when you get it back, notice how the RF gain control operates and how
much GAIN you have gotta love it. Compare it to some of your "DX" radios
on the market and see how close it comes.

I also got a confirming UPS tracking e-mail both from UPS and RadioLabs (my
radio will arrive on Monday).

So please let me be the first to recommend them for you. They can also do
mods on CCRadios, and can even add a Synch Detector (also of CHris's design)
to it.

-- Stinger



"TL Fort" wrote in message
news
I did. I still see no reason to send an item to Chris Justice. If he
is so well know, why is there no feedback when people ask about him?
I made a post asking about him and the quality of his work. Why did
you not speak up then? That said, I haven't seen a reason not to use
him either. But, I'm surely not going to ship him a 2500 dollar radio
without knowing something about the guy. Would you?

Tracy




On 23 Jan 2004 08:59:46 -0800, (RHF) wrote:

TRACY,

Why not try reading the Prior Posts on this Thread.

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From: Stinger )
Subject: Who repairs Sony 2010
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date: 2004-01-22 15:55:06 PST
You can get most Sony ICF-2010's repaired for $50.00 plus return
shipping at RadioLabs. Chris Justice (formerly the Chief Engineer
at C.Crane) is there, and will make sure the repairs are done right.
Here's a link to the page:
http://www.radiolabs.com/repair/consumer.html
-- Stinger
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Maybe you have not heard of Chris Justice...
Or, the "Justice" AM Antenna with Twin Coil Ferrite
http://www.ccrane.com/justice_antenna.asp
But most of the people on RRS have.


cigawuc ~ RHF
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= = = TL Fort
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:33:02 GMT, "Rob R."
wrote:


I've got a Sony ICF-2010 on its way to me that needs some work. It has
an
Error 3 code that displays intermittently and it won't play, but after
about
half an hour it'll come on and plays fine...(according to the seller).
It is
in great physical condition with box, manuals, etc.. Where would I
send this
to get it checked out...Grove, CCrane, Sony itself (I've heard not).
Any
suggestions will be appreciated. I'm in Oregon, but, can send it
almost
anywhere in US if it's a reputable, reliable service who knows what
they're
doing the first time

Thanks.
RR



Do yourself a favor. Don't send it to Sony. I just went that route
with a radio. What a hassle. I looked at sending mine to Radiolabs but
could find little info about the guy. There is very little depth to
his website. He does have a few antennas for sale. I heard that he
actually works out of his garage. The picture on his website is not a
pic of his actual business. I had a hard time justifying sending a
2500 dollar radio to him w/o knowing anything about him. I think I
found one person that recommended him. On the other hand, he might be
the best tech in the world. This is just my 2 cents. I do know one
thing. Stay away from Sony.

Tracy

.

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:33:02 GMT, "Rob R."
wrote:


I've got a Sony ICF-2010 on its way to me that needs some work. It has an
Error 3 code that displays intermittently and it won't play, but after about
half an hour it'll come on and plays fine...(according to the seller). It is
in great physical condition with box, manuals, etc.. Where would I send this
to get it checked out...Grove, CCrane, Sony itself (I've heard not). Any
suggestions will be appreciated. I'm in Oregon, but, can send it almost
anywhere in US if it's a reputable, reliable service who knows what they're
doing the first time

Thanks.
RR
I'd try just cleaning the main switch. Code 3 means you have tried to
turn on the radio when the switch on the side is in the locked
position.

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:42:20 -0600, "Stinger"
wrote:

TL,

RadioLabs is a brand new company, so there isn't much to say as far as
previous feedback. However, Chris Justice is a truly gifted radio engineer,
who is very into radio, and will do extremely well with his new company.
C.Crane's former head technician is also now at RadioLabs.

I sent my ATS-909 there for modifications. When it comes back, it will have
a new, high-performance speaker, the antenna gain will really be "gain", the
LED display will be blue, and it will have some extremely nice sensitivity
improvements, including some custom filters to Chris's specifications.

Chris e-mailed me the day after they modded my radio, and had the following
to say about my newly modded ATS-909:

"Whenever I get one of the Super 909s in my hand, which seems to be alot
lately, I can't put em down. I have to keep messing with it. The AM filter
is just extremely well designed and works so well that it doesn't have any
adjacent channel interference, even at 10k with a 1000 watt station about
2.5 miles from me. Excellent filter. That's what I liked playing with the
most. The audio is really nice, full and you get a full 6k out of it. That's
really unusual nowdays considering most of the radios that are advertised 6k
are about 3k. The sensitivity is ... well, you'll just have to play with it.
Also, when you get it back, notice how the RF gain control operates and how
much GAIN you have gotta love it. Compare it to some of your "DX" radios
on the market and see how close it comes.

I also got a confirming UPS tracking e-mail both from UPS and RadioLabs (my
radio will arrive on Monday).

So please let me be the first to recommend them for you. They can also do
mods on CCRadios, and can even add a Synch Detector (also of CHris's design)
to it.

-- Stinger



Ahhh...Thats the kind of feedback that I needed. I never doubted the
guy. I just had no feedback to go on. Thanks for the info as it makes
me feel better about him.

Tracy

STINGER,

Let me get this Straight.

"CJ" offers an AM-SYNC Detector for the CCRadio ?

Interesting... Wonder if this AM-SYNC Detector would work with
my Grundig S350 / Tecsun BCL-2000 ?


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So please let me be the first to recommend them for you. They can also do
mods on CCRadios, and can even add a Synch Detector (also of CHris's design)
to it.

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