[ICOM] Re Icom Issue

Sun Aug 13 01:03:29 EDT 2006

I don't remember the display cost. I think it was $285. Comtek changed it
out for 1 hour at $50 per hour for labor. The warrantee was 1 year.

I went to a local Tacoma Radio Club swap meet today. And I met Kuni, the
Comtek owner. He believes that Icom still has some of the newer displays.

Check for latest pricing, times etc with comtek at

http://www.w7jv.com/

      Rolly

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kc7hkp at comcast.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Re Icom Issue

> What was the cost to get repaired ?
> did he put in a new screen ?
>
> --
> KC7HKP
> George Yazzolino
> 14801 NE 20th Circle
> Vancouver, Wa. 98684
> Grid CN-85
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Rolly (W7DGX) & Sandra Goodspeed" <acct.rolly.xgd7w at comcast.net>
>
>> I am well aware of the "blue Line" problem. My 756 original display
>> developed the blue line problem.
>>
>> The display gradually deteriorated over several years from just a couple 
>> of
>> blue lines till it became very difficult to read with over 34 (last 
>> accurate
>> count) blue lines.
>>
>> I asked around and Icom had some new displays made. I finally sent my 756 
>> to
>> "Comtek" in Poulsbo Washington. His turnaround time was less than one 
>> week.
>>
>> The new display works well. There are no blue lines. I have had the unit
>> back for over 3 months and I am very satisfied.
>>
>> Rolly W7DGX
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF"
>> To: "ICOM Reflector"
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 9:16 PM
>> Subject: [ICOM] Re Icom Issue
>>
>>
>> >I have an Icom 756 that I bought used in August 1998. It has never given 
>> >me
>> > a bit of trouble. The many Hams I know with the original 756 have not 
>> > had
>> > the issue described below. Nor have I heard it mentioned among the Hams 
>> > I
>> > know who use Icom equipment. Which is 'not' to say it is untrue, but it
>> > does
>> > make me wonder if the issue is perhaps "inflated to a higher level" 
>> > than
>> > it
>> > should be?
>> >
>> > Is it perhaps caused by user errors or is it a factory flaw that lurks,
>> > waiting, and then ZAP! A done deal, not "if", but "when"?
>> >
>> > I would appreciate the "facts", preferably from owners of the original
>> > Icom 756 with experience. However, all with factual based input are 
>> > very
>> > welcome!
>> >
>> > Duane Fischer, W8DBF
>> > dfischer at usol.com
>> >
>> > Message sent to Duane from interested buyer:
>> > Yesterday I spent a good part of the day doing what research I could 
>> > into
>> > the 756 vs. 756 Pro. Comparing the sets and reading everything I could
>> > find. They both sound like good radios (better than anything I've ever
>> > had), but the earlier "Plain Jane" one has one big problem or issue. It
>> > tends to develop "blue horizontal lines" in the display screen that 
>> > makes
>> > it
>> > difficult to read (one man said his had 12 lines). Occasionally, 
>> > leaving
>> > the set on 24/7 will clear it up, but not often. From what I read, it's
>> > less a matter of "if" it develops the lines, but "when" it will. Icom 
>> > no
>> > longer has any displays in stock as Sanyo who manufactured them no 
>> > longer
>> > makes them. Icom says they will "try" to repair existing displays at
>> > 250.00
>> > a pop, which you pay whether they're successful or not (and apparently
>> > most
>> > of the time they're not successful). A lot of bad feelings towards Icom
>> > out
>> > there over this "issue". So, if I had a choice to make, it would be the
>> > "Pro".
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ---- 
>> > Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>> > Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
>> > Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
>>
>> ---- 
>> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
>> Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
>> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
> Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
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