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From: acardenas.ES@Xerox.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Quality of ICOM radios
Message-ID: <2089@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 12-Oct-85 13:07:56 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 12 13:07:56 1985
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Tom...

I  needed repairs on my  Icom IC245 and after three attempts with
ICOM-Washington,  one trip to  Icom-Texas  repaired the problem.

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! 


Tony Cardenas
WA6IGJ
QA Auditor,
6085 Project.ES