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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Re: Quality of ICOM radios
Message-ID: <532@kitty.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 09:47:27 EST
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Posted: Sat Oct 26 09:47:27 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 22:23:03 EST
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Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY
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> ... 
> Apparently the problem was built-in... foil lifting from the PWBA!  The
> repair was called a  "jumper-job"...  It cost me  $65 plus time and
> postage.  I  feel an honest company would have stood behind the product
> and repaired the problem without cost.
> 
> Much like the issue with the  Kenwood VHF Power Modules... If the arrl
> really had it's stuff together,  they would have brought a class action
> against  Kenwood  on behalf of all  American Radio Operators...  A
> strong message to all ham radio manufactures that we are fed up  with
> poor  design/engineering  and won't take it any more! 

	Aw, come on...  Didn't anyone ever wonder why ham-quality gear cost
an order of magnitude less than commercial-quality gear?  And TWO orders of
magnitude less than military-quality?

	You get what you pay for.  Period.  I have looked at so-called
commercial versions of hand-held radios made by ICOM, Wilson, etc., and
that stuff is real trash compared to GE, Motorola, Repco, etc. - of course,
it costs a lot less, too.

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