This is a Yaesu FT-101ZD a friend wanted me to restore for him. It was an eBay purchase, I'm wondering how well it might have been described... Poorly packed for shipping, the case was bent, bottom feet broken and shoved up into it, broken switches, and a bent vfo shaft. To top it off, it looks to have been wet... a WHILE. People with toss a 50lb radio in a box with a few peanuts and call it "ready to ship". What a mess... I guess I'll start on the cosmetics, first...
This is a Yaesu FT-101ZD I repaired for a friend on the west coast (Ca.). He purchased an extremely clean rig from someone, but it was heavily damaged in transit. The VFO knob and its coaxial reduction shaft pair was bent, several other controls were bent/damaged, knobs broken, the mode switch was broken, and several internal boards were broken. He shipped it to me and I repaired all of this stuff, recapped the rig, and gave it a full alignment. It's now back with the owner and on the air daily. Great radio! Here's a few pics...
