[Yaesu] Motorola and Yaesu..

[KB0NLY]

Nope, with Motorola you avoid entire product lines!  Most of their current 
radios are plagued by problems.  And their repair facility in Mexico hasn't 
been helping.

73,

Scott




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <n5ten at yahoo.com>
To: "KB0NLY" <kb0nly at mchsi.com>; "Yaesu Reflector" <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Motorola and Yaesu..


> Name one recently released Yaesu SSB transceiver that
> didn't have serious QC problems with first released.
> I dont have any experience with motorola.  Is it
> general practice with their equipment to avoid certain
> serial number ranges?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> --- KB0NLY <kb0nly at mchsi.com> wrote:
>
>> Doubt it, considering they can't keep their own
>> product line up to snuff.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Geiger" <n5ten at yahoo.com>
>> To: "ron" <roncasa at verizon.net>
>> Cc: "Yaesu Reflector" <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 6:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Motorola and Yaesu..
>>
>>
>> > Motorola could do nothing but improve Yaesu in the
>> > quality control department.
>> >
>> > 73s John AA5JG
>> >
>> > --- ron <roncasa at verizon.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> KB0NLY wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Great, last thing I wanted to see.  I can see it
>> >> now, all Yaesu radios take a 25-50% increase in
>> >> price due to Motorola claiming they "improved"
>> the
>> >> design.  In turn Motorola starts implementing
>> their
>> >> cheap production standards they are using now on
>> >> Motorola products in Mexico.
>> >> >
>> >> >Sad day for Yaesu...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I think you guys are probably jumping the gun.
>> >>
>> >> I believe Vertex also make commercial
>> communication
>> >> products and that is
>> >> what Motorola is probably interested in.
>> >>
>> >> Yaesu is a subsidary of Vertex thus it is yet
>> >> another company dealing in
>> >> different market (ham radio).
>> >> Also, I think some time ago, Motorola supported
>> or
>> >> recognized ham radio
>> >> in their (our) efforts during hurricane Katrina
>> >>
>> >> Time will tell ....
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Ron, wb1hga
>> >> "proud owner of the FT757GXII"
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