[Yaesu] FT920

Jon, W4ZW w4zw@home.com
Tue, 19 May 1998 12:54:02 -0400


Interesting comments about Yaesu vs. Icom.  I have owned both in several
models and still have the Yaesu FT-1000D and FT-1000MP and also the ICOM 756
and the 706 here in Florida.  My experience has been the opposite.    My
FT-1000D has been in for service twice in 4 years and the MP once.  I've
never had an ICOM fail (had IC-736, IC-775DSP, IC-706, and IC-756.)

One of the best ICOM rigs I've used was the IC-736.  Great for a
take-with-you contest rig.  Small, self-contained, and great in a QRO
environment.  (The only rig that was consistently useable 1km from RU3A
while I lived in Moscow.)


Jon, W4ZW
Casey key Island, Florida

> My own experiences with ICOM have been not too good over the years.
> When they work, they work well. When they "break", notice I said "when"
> not "if", when they malfunction then it's an expensive
> proposition to get them fixed.  I have had three ICOM rigs.  And, all
> malfunctioned.  snip....


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