[ICOM] Pro II with low serial number - Which 4 digits?

[Richard Thorne]

Which 4 numbers are you fellas looking at?  I purchased a new Pro II in
August and the serial number is 2201890.  Would you consider this serial
# 2201 or 1890?

I should have waited a few more months and purchased a ProIII, never
fails.  When I finally get around to buying a rig, a new one comes out
and the price on the older one drops like a rock.  Same thing happened
when I bought a Pro.

Rich - N5ZC
Amarillo, TX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Farson" <farson at shaw.ca>
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:22 AM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] Pro II with low serial number


> Hi Joe,
>
> A friend of mine bought an early 756Pro2 (S/N 1013) in 2001. It worked
> flawlessly during the 3 years he owned it. I helped him sell the radio
late
> last year, and as far as I know it is still working fine.
>
> The reported abnormal failure rate was actually in the 746Pro, not the
> 756Pro2. Unlike the case of the original IC-756, neither the 756Pro
nor the
> Pro2 underwent major rev. level upgrades at the transition from 1XXX
to 2XXX
> serial numbers.
>
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Joe Moraine
> Sent: 13 December 2004 16:30
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ICOM] Pro II with low serial number
>
>
>    I  have  a  good  friend contemplating the purchase of a Pro II
with a
>    serial  number  of  13XX.  I think I have read in the past of
problems
>    with  some  Pro  II's  with  serial  numbers  below  2000 regarding
an
>    overheating  component  causing premature failure.  Has anyone had
any
>    significant problems with Pro II's with serial numbers below 2000?
Is
>    there  any reason to stay away from Pro II's with serial numbers
below
>    2000?  Thanks for any input.
>
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