Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!HOWES.WBST@XEROX.ARPA From: HOWES.WBST@XEROX.ARPA Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: ICOM IC-R71A Message-ID: <12634@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 24-Apr-84 03:01:18 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12634 Posted: Tue Apr 24 03:01:18 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Apr-84 05:17:04 EDT Lines: 7 ED,I PURCHASED ONE IN LATE MARCH. UNFORTUNATELY IT HAD A PROBLEM RIGHT FROM THE START. AFTER 20 MINUTES OPERATION THE PLL CIRCUITS QUIT AND IT WILL NO LOMGER STAY ON FREQUENCY. IN FACT IT WAS SO BAD ONE HAS NO IDEA WHERE IT COULD BE ( AT LEASRT NOT WITHOUT TEST INSTRUMENTATION ). I HAD TO SENT IT BACK FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AND HAVE NOT SEEN IT BACK YET, SO CAN NOT REPORT FURTHER ON IT. PERHAPS I SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTENTION TO THE COMMENTS ON THE R70 IN THE WORLD RADIO HANDBOOK !