Keep in mind that with the new Rohs (lead free) and other directives being
initiated, many more parts have been discontinued or are only available in a
different package.
>
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:04:26 -0500
> From: Scott McGrath
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Vertex_Yaesu Merger
> To: Roger
> Cc: Amps Amps
> Message-ID: <4730ACAA.5060501@fas.harvard.edu>
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> I suggest a CLOSE reading of the discontinuance notice all support was
> dropped for equipment manufactured prior to 2003 so if you bought a 767
> in 2001 you were SOL early model FT-2000's are in the same boat. I'm
> primarily a Icom user and I have a few yaesu pieces. I sent my 767
> back to yaesu factory support for a realignment/ECO install they sent
> it back untouched with 'we no longer support this radio'. All
> electronics have a finite life and spares availability which goes down
> over time but when a 6 y/o multi-thousand dollar radio is no longer
> supported by the factory something's wrong. If it were 10-15 y/o then
> its my problem as at that point I am exceeding the design life of the
> radio and efforts are more sentimental than rational
>
> I have some Icom radios where factory spares are NLA but Icom did not
> drop support entirely they still fix them with boneyard units. Another
> example being the original 756 they ran out of display modules no one
> would blame them if they said 'sorry all gone' no they went out and
> produced more.
>
> From a customer standpoint I am going to buy my equipment from a vendor
> who protects MY investment rather than one who is only concerned about
> next quarters numbers as Edward Deming said in the 50's if you manage
> for the bottom line only soon you will not have a bottom line. In my
> professional life I buy Cisco for the investment protection they never
> leave the customer high and dry I have 10 y/o plus network gear which
> they still support in a world where equipment 3 y/o is considered obsolete
>
> /Rant Off
>
> Roger wrote:
> >
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