I agree.  I use to sell Kenwood and it was at least as good.  Motorola 
does make some bottom end stuff that is pure junk.  Their cb radios were 
one of the worst I ever worked on.  They do make some good stuff, you do 
pay for the name though and the name doesn't guarantee it is good.
73s
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr

On Tue, 
6 Nov 2007, John Miller wrote:

> Personally, I think they're good but I have some kenwood commercial
> equipment here too and performance wise, I think it's just as good if not
> better than Motorola.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Motorola buys Yaesu
>
>
>>        It is interesting to note that Motorola in addition to cell phones
>> is known for high quality cutting edge two-way commercial radio products.
>> This equipment is rugged and built to last.  Maybe they will have a few
>> entries in the amateur market.  Being a Motorola commercial equipment fan
>> I
>> think this would be really great.  Time and results will tell.
>>
>> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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