[1000mp] No more Yaesu

[Ian White, G3SEK]

Earl W Cunningham wrote:
>
>"My TS-830S was a workhorse that never had a problem....."
>==========
>Mine, too.  I rate the TS-830S as the best radio ever made by Kenwood. 
>One of these days I might sell it.
>
Agreed about the performance.

The 830S must rate high in the rankings of All-Time Best-Loved Rigs... 
but in that golden haze, let's not forget that even the 830S did have at 
least one frequent problem (intermittent board grounding) that was 
caused by poor design.

The point is that every rig, from every maker, is liable to have some 
design problems. It's the same with any highly complex product.

When we find a problem, we certainly should complain - especially when 
the manufacturer really should have seen it coming (and IMO the Yaesu 
key-click problem is one that Yaesu definitely shouldn't have missed). 
But to some extent, we have to learn to live with it.


-- 
73 from Ian G3SEK         'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                            Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek