Trust me, Kenwood's record is a lot better than everyone else's right now. 
Look on the icom reflector at guys who have IC756 proIII's and 746 pros and 
the like that have been to the shop as many as 7 times in 3 or 4 years, the 
IC-7000 which has a rep for driver problems and they don't even make the 
driver anymore for it. And I can count on one hand the number of people with 
yaesu radios in the last 10 years that haven't been in the shop very early 
for repairs, no quality control there at all so I guess one Kenwood here or 
there happens but it still looks better than everyone else's records the 
last few years. I think I only know of 3 people who've had problems with 
Kenwood radios in the last 8 or 9 years, and most of the people I know use 
Kenwood gear mostly. That's counting this problem BTW, personally I only 
know one person who's had a problem and that was with a 570 about 8 years 
ago and they replaced it free.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: T S 480 headed for the junk pile


> Hi.
>
> With a service record like that, I don't think I'd buy another Kenwood
> anything.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 11:12 PM 3/27/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi Ed,  I would be interested in the control head and mounting brackets 
>>and
>>or the mic.  Gary KB2YAA.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 7:33 PM
>>Subject: T S 480 headed for the junk pile
>>
>>
>>Well my 480 got so it would not turn on most of the time so I sent it to a
>>repair shop and they can't fix it apparently.  Even Kenwood service can't
>>figure it out.  they say  the processor may be the problem but the Teck
>>Can't replace it.  They say maybe the whole board would need replacing 
>>which
>>would not be cost effective so guess the junk box the next thing.  It is
>>about two or three years old.  Much fun hi hi.
>>Ed  K7UC
>>
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