we have one at the eoc and we didn't even break it in yet, I think there 
have been 5 transmitions made on it, all but 1 by me, and we lost RX on 1 
side completely and lost all audio on the built in speaker. and most go up 
in smoke eventually. I'd never touch a yaesu but I keep telling them to get 
another radio and don't bother fixing the 2720. It's being considered, 
personally since the HF radio is down, I say get another 706 or 2, we 
already have 4 of them there and everyone who has a go kit, myself included 
has our own.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: ICOM 2720!!!


the IC2720's are absolutely horrible radios.
For some reason our club got a bunch of them and put them at all 7 operating
positions at the club contest station as well as in the portible trailer and
for some reason ares seems to like them too...tx audio is horrible, rx audio
is awful and they are built like a cheap plastic toy.
Not a radio i would want to be using in an emergency...if it came to that, a
yaesu 2500M or an older kenwood would be my first choices.
73
Colin, V A6BKX