1 of Yaesu's biggest problems as big if not bigger than the lack of 
accessibility is that about 75% of the people I know who've bought one in 
the last 5 or so years, had to send them back for repairs including 6 
FT-2000s in the last 4 months, 3 FT9000's among other HF radios and duel 
band mobiles, all under a year old, most under a month old. That many is a 
very serious issue to me. Few of the same model having the same symptoms 
though the bad ft-8800 or FT-8900, I'm not sure which those are, all did 
have the same problem but one. Their attitudes don't help things at all and 
those are the reasons I'll probably never have another one here, nor will I 
recommend them, but I will continue to actively campaigned against them. I'd 
rather my TS-520 I bought to play around with before any modern yaesu, or 
any because I don't like to display that name if it might be seen in my 
station or something though my FT-51 does make a rare appearance still.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: ReModern Radios and Accessibility


> Well said Colin; many of us have had radios that were, "in a perfect
> world" inaccessible as can be, but we made do.  My maybe worst ever
> from an accessibility standpoint handheld was a Yaesu 727
> handheld.  But it was the first truly syntehsized, dual band handheld
> in town and damn it, I wanted ont!!  Eventually and overall we became
> friends!!  My current Kenwood is lots easier to work but I still had
> fun with my old Yaesu.
> Isn't always a perfect world.
> Pat, K9JAU