Codan 8558 Auto tune

I probably should have said in my original post that have a go at fixing it, they are pretty simple and I fully agree that having a go at fixing it is the way to go if you have the necessary skills but as the piece of equipment involved is an item of emergency/safety item and could be relied upon in a life and death situation by someone who has absolutely no knowledge of how it works let alone attempting to fix it.
As a repairer/dealer/seller/whatever the retailer/person affecting the repair has to consider the best long term and most reliable route for the customer, repair to original specs or if the parts are not available then replacement.
The repurcussions upon a repairer not fixing the equipment correctly and then that poor repair costing a life in an extreme case don't bear thinking about. Why do you reckon that Codan from XYZ date refused to support those antennas any more?
By all means have ago at repairing it, the individual affecting his own repairs has nothing to lose apart from time. But as no new parts are available and the labour cost of a repairer attempting to fix the broken bits it soon becomes cost ineffective for the customer with the problem of poor design still remaining.
If those antennas are subject to the vehicle vibrations from corrugated roads continually they will fail sooner or later. Yes there are lots still around and still working but I'd bet that most that are still around have seen most use on smooth highways rather than corrugated tracks.
Your paragraph in parentheses says it all.

Peter - no worries - understand where you’re coming from - just figure he may as well have a go at fixing it. To tell you the honest truth I myself would throw it in the bin as well and just use a whip - more reliable. I don’t like auto tunes of any type..convenient I suppose but when you only use 2 or 3 channels its overkill (bit like the HF radios 400+ frequencies!!). One of the main reasons I suspect Codan no longer supports old gear (including the radio in question) is that they want you to buy the latest models, not because the old gear is unreliable.
Cheers
Greg

Having tried to repair quite a few and also built one out of two or three several times (I used to install them for a dealer) only to have them fail during the next trip out west it is mostly due to poor design (a core with teeth in it is never going to stand up to corrugations) when mounted on a bullbar. We had a couple that failed very quickly when mounted on a semi prime mover just because of the engine vibrations!

Alec Daws - number was 0417 566 022 awhile back.

Many thanks for the lead. I will send them an Email. Thanks again