[Icom] IC746PRO

Sat, 09 Mar 2002 20:16:48 -0700

Hi,
I dare to say some of questions asked from high end radio owners make me
wonder. Maybe something to do with operators? No matter how well
equipment is made, if the operator does not know how to operate it
properly, then it can easily break. My old 765 had exactly same problem
the same x-sistor you mentioned went once and repelacing it was a cinch.
Just took time to warm up the soldering iron. I think QC standard of
operators in general as well is questionable these days. Looks like
everybody is becoming an AO.
73,
Tony, VE6CGX

"George, W5YR" wrote:
> 
> Which raises the question as to why so many postings on the TT list are
> concerned with user mods and fixes to correct problems that sound like they
> should never occur with properly designed equipment manufactured under even
> minimally adequate QC standards.
> 
> Having to resolder joints, reroute and reseat cables, tighten mounting
> screws, and add shielding, ferrite beads and bypass caps to correct
> internal RFI problems does not strike me as evidence of QC to be admired.
> In contrast, my 11 year old Icom IC-765 has had only one part failure: the
> transmitter pre-driver transistor. And my 756PRO which has been operated up
> to 18 hours a days for the past year and a half has yet to hiccup or fail
> to perform in every respect according to spec. And my 1982 IC-730 has yet
> to require any maintenance at all.
> 
> I must be missing something here . . .
> 
> 73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
> Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe
> Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting better!
> QRP-L 1373 NETXQRP 6 SOC 262 COG 8 FPQRP 404 TEN-X 11771 I-LINK 11735
> Icom IC-756PRO #02121  Kachina 505 DSP  #91900556  Icom IC-765 #02437
> 
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> "Caitlyn M.Martin" wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 23:44:16 -0500
> > "Steve Jones" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the photos, but unless Ten Tec gets their QC fixed, I would not
> > > touch a radio from there. I like my FT1000D too much, Looking at the Pro II
> > > now, especially new for 2735.00. 73, Steve
> >
> > Hmmm... based on my experience, I'd take Ten Tec QC over Yaesu any day, and over Icom on most days.
> 
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