I know 2 people that have had that problem with the TS-2000 but once fixed
it was fine after and those are models with in the first couple years they
were out. This is out of more than I can count that have them which is 1
reason I want one is so many happy users. I know probably close to 10 people
with the Icom 746 PRO these days too 100% problem free. They're all less
than a couple years old but used almost daily. There could just be a bad
batch of them around, that happens. These days when companies look for the
cheapest way to do things, they don't always order parts from the same
company, not that we'd see that on the outside, but knowing a lot of people
that work on electronics, you can see all the same parts in a bunch of
units, this goes for any electronics from XRay equipment which 3 of these
guys work on, to hot tubs like another works on, to radio equipment like
another few work on, and when you start digging in to it, you find that the
parts aren't always as similar as they look. Some times they'll get them
from another country because they're cheaper, but it's not the usual place
they were getting them from and you can get bad batches that way. Everyone
does it now, you can't get away from that unfortunately.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:11 AM
Subject: FW: [KenwoodTS-2000] TS-2000 Reliability
>I am forwarding this from another list has anyone here experienced this
> problem
> Mike M0DMD
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Andrew O'Brien
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 2:36 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [KenwoodTS-2000] TS-2000 Reliability
>
>
> Bob,
>
> I was concerned about the reliability of the 746P AND the TS-2000 when I
> was
> researching them. I bought a TS2000 in February. The research I did found
> that BOTH have reliability issues. The 746 loses transmit ability and
> despite claims that it is fixed in newer models, I have seen reports that
> suggest the problem is still there. Kenwood has a similar problem but the
> symptoms is that transmit is lost on all but the 70cm band. I think it is
> less common than the 746P problem but I have seen about four posts hear in
> the past three months. Icom repairs theirs for free even when out of
> warranty, Kenwood reportedly does not (unless within Warranty).
>
> The 746P has the infamous backlit display problem, I have not seem
> anything
> similar reported for the Kenwood TS2000. The TS2000 has supposed
> sessitivity issues on 2M.
>
> On 5/13/07, bruce mallon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> love my ts-2000
>>
>> --- K2RET <[log in to unmask] <k2ret%40comcast.-net>> wrote:
>>
>> > I am new to the group and was stewing over the idea
>> > of replacing my
>> > Icom 746Pro, which just failed a second time in 3
>> > months, with a new
>> > TS-2000. I am curious as to the reliability /
>> > failure rate of the rig.
>> > A local friend of mine has one and simply loves the
>> > radio. Wouls like
>> > to get more opinions please.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Bob - K2RET
>> >
>> >
>>
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