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Subj: Re: Yaesu / Icom
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From: VK4XAC@VK4WIE.#BNE.QLD.AUS.OC
To : YAESU@WW
Hi every one,
I do not normally get into discussions but this is a good one to start off
with.
My first radio was a Yeasu FT 411. Still going well and have used it for my
packet radio for the last 12 years, basically on all the time, and only off
for summer storms here in Brisbane.
I had a Yeasu FT 736r for many years and did not miss a beat. I now have an
FT 847 for the past 4 years and all ok. Great little set and so versitile.
I have a Kenwood tribander which is great as well.
Perhaps they are all wednesday productions, and the ones that are not so good
are Monday or Friday. I think they should date clearly the production day on
all maufactured items and extend warranties for all monday and friday
products. I am sure they would find a way around it, but it would help I am
sure in a short term.
At least Mitsubishi is putting it's money where it's mouth is here in
Australia and offering 5 - 10 year warranties on new cars. Cat amongst the
pigeons here.
See if amateur radio manufacturers will do the same ???
Good chatting with you all
>From :VK6BE @VK6JY.#ALY.#WA.AUS.OC
>To :YAESU @WW Date/time :08-Dec 23:44
>Message # :222400
>Title :Re: Yaesu / Icom
>Path: !VK4WIE!VK4DGQ!VK4TRS!W4JAX!
> VE3FJB!ON0AR!VK6HGR!VK6BBR!VK6ZRT! !VK6TJ! R:041208/2344Z
> @:VK6JY.#ALY.#WA.AUS.OC #:49269 [Albany] wFBB7 $:B20692VK6BE
>From:VK6BE@VK6JY.#ALY.#WA.AUS.OC
>To : YAESU@WW
>Can't keep out of this one! I
> agree 100% with Pete. I have Yaesu, Kenwood, and Icom rigs here. The Icom
> cost me $A3500 and has had to be posted away twice for repairs, the first
> time under warranty and the second time at my expense ($A50 postage each
> way). The Yaesu rigs I have had have posed no problems whatsoever except
> for a minor one with an FT 780R - easily fixed by me. The Kenwood TS430S
> has had a couple of breakdowns which were fixed locally; the Kenwood TR751
> has not had any problems either.. Yaesu for me any time. Bob VK6BE Thank
> you to the several ops who requested that I stay on packet. > > > On the
> reliability of Icom rigs , my own findings are that they are absolute crap.
> > Our local club bought at the same time a Yaesu FT736R and two single band
> > ICOM multimode rigs. The FT736 is still going strong, but BOTH of the
> ICOM rigs > repeatedly failed miserably and were both eventually scrapped.
> > >
73 - Al, VK4XAC @ VK4WIE.#BNE.QLD.AUS.OC
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