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From: jhs%Mitre-Bedford@d3unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Electronics wearing out
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Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 15:18:09 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 22 15:18:09 1985
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I for one think it is fairly reasonable for a lithium battery to have a 7-year
life span.

Just so it doesn't take a whole transceiver or receiver with it when it dies.

I do NOT think it is reasonable to have a designed-in "service call" at 7
years (plus or minus 5 or so), especially when it is UNreasonable to expect
anyone other than the manufacturer to be able to perform the necessary service
successfully.

Under the circumstances, it's more like a renewal of your license to use the
radio, at whatever price the manufacturer feels like charging you at the time.

In summary, I might well elect to lease or rent an ICOM radio with this kind
of design, but I will never BUY one.

Especially a 7-year-old used one!!!

						-John S., W3IKG