[ICOM] What happened to Adam.

Sat May 19 13:25:30 EDT 2012

It had to do with a young soldier in Germany, a TS-830S, a defective
band-switch, and a repair charge that said young soldier couldn't afford to
pay.  Seems they wouldn't honor the warrantee because I bought it in the
Frankfort PX.  Kenwood USA wouldn't look at it because I got it in Germany,
and Kenwood Germany said it was a US model and I didn't pay the German tax
on it so I had to send it o the USA.

As quick as I could, I unloaded it and got an ICOM - never looked back.  My
FT-817 almost 3 years ago was the first non-ICOM radio I had bought since
1982.

There were a few other Kenwood events with trying to repair friends radios
that just sealed the deal.

Vy73 - Mike - KD9KC.  El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.

HEY - PLEASE vote for my QSL card.   www.arrlwgd.org/contest/   Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of John G.
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:55
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] What happened to Adam.

So what did Kenwood do to tick you off so much?  The TS2000 is still without

equal. Wish I could afford one.

John AF5CC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Olbrisch" <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com>
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] What happened to Adam.

> Morning Gary,
>
> While the FT-817 is getting kinda old, it still is one of the very best 
> out
> there.  I have a 703+ and an 817.  While both have their purpose if I had 
> to
> sell one, the 703+ would be sold.
>
> Had Elecraft thought about really including 2m and 70cm in the KX3, I 
> would
> be waiting for one right this moment.
>
> What I really hope for is a reasonably upgraded IC-703+/FT-817/KX3 style
> radio covering 160m through 23cm (including 222 and 900 MHz) with all 
> modes.
> I swore off Kenwood years ago, but if they did it first, I could be teased
> into buying my first Kenwood since 1982.  Yup - 30 years without a 
> Kenwood.
> Guess they pissed me off.  <grin>.
>
> Are you listening ICOM???  The 9100 is a good start.  Now make it 5 to
> 10-watts and SHRINK it!!!
>
> Vy73 - Mike - KD9KC.  El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
>
>
> HEY - PLEASE vote for my QSL card.   www.arrlwgd.org/contest/   Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
> On
> Behalf Of Gary P. Fiber
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 08:36
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] What happened to Adam.
>
> Adam is at Dayton. i was just on Icom's web page they are doing a live
> broadcast and he is talking ,but no video just sound, apparently someone
> had not turned on the camera when i was online.
>  me I was hopeful of another QRP radio forthcoming but likely not this
> year.
>
> Gary K8IZ
>
> On 5/19/2012 7:05 AM, D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
>> Perhaps he is at the Dayton Hamvention?
>>
>> * * * * * * * * * * *
>> * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
>> * k2gkk at hotmail.com *
>> * (Since 30 Nov 53) *
>> * Oklahoma City, OK *
>> * USAF, Ret (61-81) *
>> * * * * * * * * * * *
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: w3uhf.frank at gmail.com
>>> Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 08:52:14 -0400
>>> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: Re: [ICOM] What happened to Adam.
>>>
>>> Hi Group,
>>>
>>> FWIW, Adam is still co-owner (with me) of the Icomclassic Yahoo Group 
>>> and
> performed some moderator activity a little over a week ago, so he is still
> active in our group.
>>>
>>> I have owned an original 756 non-Pro, as well as three Pro II's and was
> lucky to have never had any problems with any of them. And I agree
> wholeheartedly, the surge in reported problems with the Pro II and III are
> disconcerting, especially the "ESD" issue.
>>>
>>> 73, Frank W3UHF
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 19, 2012, at 8:31 AM, Mike Olbrisch wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well - here is a story for you. Adam and I are still communicating
> because
>>>> of our dogs - I have a working Great Dane (we did two schools this 
>>>> week)
> and
>>>> Adam has a rescue Boxer (Maxie). I just dropped him a note one day
> saying I
>>>> had not seen a post from him on the reflector in some time.
>>>>
>>>> Adam's answer was that he went on a vacation. While he was away he
>>>> unsubscribed from all his reflectors, When he came back he just didn't
>>>> re-subscribe.
>>>>
>>>> As tightly as Dick runs this one, I can't imagine Adam not coming back
> here
>>>> if he came back anywhere. But it is what it is, and he is still alive
> and
>>>> doing well.
>>>>
>>>> When I was thinking of a Pro-3, it was Adam who suggested I think long
> and
>>>> hard about making that change. Other than a scare when my surge
> protector
>>>> blew up and I thought it was the 781, I believe he was right. My 781 
>>>> has
>>>> worked flawlessly. With the dust storms and static we get here, I
> certainly
>>>> have not been impressed by the reports of all the issues recently 
>>>> posted
> on
>>>> this reflector.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway - Adam is well.
>>>>
>>>> Dick - didn't I pull this nicely on to at least some topic of
> ICOM?<grin>.
>>>>
>>>> Vy73 - Mike - KD9KC. El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HEY - PLEASE vote for my QSL card. www.arrlwgd.org/contest Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>>>> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On
>>>> Behalf Of Gerard Krul
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 23:56
>>>> To: ICOM Reflector
>>>> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom's special announcement
>>>>
>>>> What happened to Adam?
>>>> Gerry ve6wg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2012-05-18, at 11:24 PM, "Mike Olbrisch"<mike-2007 at elp.rr.com>
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Gary. I wish Adam was still around - I bet he would know something.
>>> 73, Frank A. Ellis, W3UHF
>>
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> -- 
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