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Looks like Ray Connin from QRO has thrown in the towel.
His website is gone.
Hopefully anyone who owns one of these beasts had downloaded any and all info that was available.
Last time I emailed Ray for some info, he said He was closed for vacation and to send him an email at the end of April.
We will see if he responds.
I have an HF-2500DX that is working FB (for now).
From what I have read on some message boards, a parts list or any info on updates or mods is not available from Ray.
I have schematics and board layouts but there are a few typos and values of components on the schematic that don't match up with what is on the boards.
I plan on going through the schematic and amp to make corrections and to come up with a part list.
I will let you know when I get this done and I will pass on any info that I can put together.
Thanks,
Don

Could be that he just overlooked renewing the ISP agreement or domain name.  Had he indicated that the business was to close?

I hope that is the case but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Some people that I know of that have tried to email or phone him and got NO response back.
I was one of the lucky ones that did get an email response and was told they are temporarily closed for vacation and to get back to him at the end of April. (I emailed him in January)
We shall wait and see what happens.
Don

A quick WHOIS would give you the answer about the web site:


Important Dates
Expires On
2017-03-11
Registered On
1998-03-12
Updated On
2017-03-14
Name Servers
DNS1.NAME-SERVICES.COM
162.88.61.23
DNS2.NAME-SERVICES.COM
162.88.60.23
DNS3.NAME-SERVICES.COM
162.88.61.39
DNS4.NAME-SERVICES.COM
162.88.60.39
DNS5.NAME-SERVICES.COM
162.88.61.41
Similar Domains
qrotec.com | qrotech.com | qrotechnologies.com | qrotect.com | qrotek.co.uk | qrotek.com |
Registrar Data
Registrant Contact Information:
Name
RAY CONNIN
Organization
QRO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Address
1117 W. HIGH ST.
City
BRYAN
State / Province
OH
Postal Code
43506
Country
US
Phone
+1.2609183143
Fax
+1.1111111111
Email

They don't wait long and there is usually a robber-baron-like fee to 'reclaim' a name. If a speculator has jumped in and squatted it, they can ask whatever they want. Whether they get it or not is another thing. Appeals can be made to the authority in case of the squatting situation. Let it be a lesson to anyone with a web site.

QRO webpage is back on line.
I guess I spoke too soon.
My apologies to all.

It seems to be gone now. Old topic, but what happened?

Mystery  :)
From one of whois databases, it was last updated or something was updated on 7/7/17:
Domain Name: QROTEC.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1696253_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.enom.com
Registrar URL: www.enom.com
Updated Date: 2017-07-07T21:23:36.00Z
Creation Date: 1998-03-12T05:00:00.00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2018-03-11T04:00:00.00Z
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Registrar IANA ID: 48
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: RAY CONNIN
Registrant Organization: QRO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Registrant Street: 1117 W. HIGH ST.
Registrant City: BRYAN
Registrant State/Province: OH
Registrant Postal Code: 43506
Registrant Country: US

I get rerouted to qth.com when entering qrotec.com .
"Site coming soon."

https://hosting.qth.com/parked.php

I have sent numerous emails and have left several messages on his phone over the last few months.
Never get back any response.
I think this guy's business is toast. (or maybe it should be).
Certainly no way to run a business.
Don W9BHI

According to the FCC website his amateur license expired in January. Hmmmmmmmm

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=402352 (http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=402352)

I hope he's "ok fine", --in good health and all is well with his family.

His other business goes straight to voicemail today.

--Shane
KD6VXI

QRO site is active again.
Don W9BHI