Repairs

Location : SUNNY DORSET WEYMOUTH

Dose anybody on here fix scanners?
My Vr 500 works, but if i put 3.5mm speaker jack in, it has stopped working through to the speaker.
Thanks

Location : cirencester Spotter Watch Member : no

have you tried using some head phones it might be the 3.5 plug a break in the wire i have had a problem like that

Location : Beverley Spotter Watch Member : no

Not familiar with that model, but is that not the way it is supposed to work. On my Yupi 7100, 3500XLt and my DX394, the speaker cuts out when earphones/headset is plugged in. It enables discrete listening.

Location : SUNNY DORSET WEYMOUTH

I use a small nokia speaker with it, i have a couple of them indoors and tryed them all and with haed phones. It is the scanner not the connecting jack.

Location : oxfordshire Spotter Watch Member : no

jasonloibl wrote:: Dose anybody on here fix scanners?
My Vr 500 works, but if i put 3.5mm speaker jack in, it has stopped working through to the speaker.
Thanks

My Yupiteru 7100 kept losing freq if knocked or
if I grip it to tight .I contacted Coastal Communications told them
what was wrong they told me around £21 to fix it if it cost more they
would contact me before doing the work.sent it first class and got it
back within a week
work done was.
battery terminal repaired,
antenna socket refitted, solder joint on main pcb, full check over all
for £21 including return postage.
www.coastalcomms.org.uk
Ivor

Location : SUNNY DORSET WEYMOUTH

Thanks Ivor ;)
Called them yesterday and sending scanner off first thing Monday morning.
Spoken to the gentleman and he seems to know what he is talking about.