> I always thought the term "Rice Box" came from the fact that the
early
> Japanese radios came packed in boxes made of rice paper. Having
"hosted"
Wherever the term arose, someone in the translation department at Yaesu
had a sense of humor. I purchased a used 144 mhz all mode rig (TT's
wasn't out then either) in the early 1980's - an FT227R I think. I
swear, hidden in one paragraph in the manual was an admonition not to do
something or "the rice will fall out of the box". I don't remember what
it was I wasn't supposed to do, and I am certain it was the (probably by
then ex-) translator who must have added that comment.
> the store I had purchased the radio from and was told I could not
return
> it to the store but must send it to Kenwood East ( Oops ) for repair.
At
> the display and still no receive. A phone call or two later and back
it
> went. ( Yep, another $8.00 ) A month later it came back with a new
> oscillator. I wrote this all down, called Kenwood west ( Oops again )
> and explained why I was sending it to them and trotted off to UPS with
my
See http://jzap.com/n6tr/850repair.html - some interesting insights on
the need for an approach to repairs by that company.
73, de ke5c, op john
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