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Stan-the-Man Pro Radio Service (a.k.a. "STM Radio") provides service and sales for business and public safety radio users in Marion, Winston, and part of Franklin counties in Alabama, and for internet customers who ship radios to me for repair. I have considerable experience working on radios too old for factory support, so I can often repair problems that other shops send off to the factory or junk out. This means I can often get a unit back in service the same day, and for less cost.
I specialize in repairing the Motorola CP200 and CP200d. Both are excellent-performing radios, but they have some significant weaknesses: the accessory jack, volume control, and antenna base are affixed only by solder, so they tend to break loose. I repair both models by the boxful, with a same-day turnaround on these common issues. I can also repair HT750's and other lower-tier Motorolas (but not the lowest-tier, which are not made to be repaired.) I have also repaired some Icom and Vertex. Contact me before sending anything.
The CP200d jacks (there are early and later versions) do not loosen like the older CP200 jack does, but the switch inside goes bad, so that when the mike is unplugged, the radio's internal speaker stays disconnected. It has to be replaced, not something for the faint of heart, as tiny components are placed among the jack's legs on the circuit board.
I sell Kenwood (not including their P25 line) and also do repairs, most commonly for damaged housing, also when the knobs are broken off or the jack gets broken. Not a lot else goes wrong with Kenwoods. Sometimes an IF filter or demod filter cracks due to a hard drop, so the receive goes bad. For most models these are not hard to replace.
Other stuff for sale
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Two C30 Antenex low band antennas. Uncut, will do 29mHz, maximum cut is 35 mHz. List price is currently more than $71, I will sell these for $33 each plus shipping (estimated at about $12 for both, not much less for one).
A "silence alarm" in a 5"x5"x3" desktop box. It takes balanced line input and if it does not detect audio for the interval set (variable from 5 to 50 seconds) then a sonalert is activated. Press a button to silence it; if audio is restored, it begins monitoring again. The module inside has two SPDT outputs. Input level can be set also. Make an offer.
Or the last few years I have been putting a few things on eBay also, and may eventually put the items above there too
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For even more detail on current radios, visit the Kenwood Site.
Contact stan@stmradio.com for pricing, setup, delivery, and install.
Or phone: Shop 205-486-3119, Cell 205-269-6195.
If you have received an invoice you can click the button below and pay with Paypal or a credit card. Due to their fees please add 3.5% to the total if paying this way. (For example a bill for $100 becomes $103.50.) You can also phone me with your card info, but with the link below I never see any of that. The popout on the right offering PayPal credit terms is also just between you and them. I will get the amount you type in, less their fees, and you will pay them over time with their interest charges added. (If you don't see it, reload the page; it should reappear.)
Also, I am not set up to charge sales tax for customers outside Alabama; you will need to keep track of that for yourself, if you are not exempt from sales tax.
Here are links to other things I have designed and built:
A basic multi-radio dispatch controller
An adjustable circuit breaker for workbench
About us: Stan-the-Man Pro Radio Service was established July 2005 by Stan Jones of Haleyville Alabama, after 21 years of service at a Motorola dealership, which closed when the owner retired. I began as a bench tech for a Motorola shop in 1984 and have repaired 1960's models Motracs (hybrid tube/transistor technology) and HT220's. The newest radios are not really meant to be repaired at the component level, but they still need maintenance for case damage, knobs, controls, jacks, speakers, batteries, and antennas. There is some on-board repair that is still practical.
This page was last modified January 22 2022.