Curtis,
I'm no mind reader and can't be positive about what your friend means,
but perhaps the "yahoo 590" is referring to the TS-590 group mailing
list on Yahoo. All of the rigs you are considering have their own
mailing lists and you may want to think about joining one or more as you
try and figure out what radio you want to go with.
On the Kenwood 590 Yahoo list for example, there have been reports of
an internal fuse failing and also of high power spikes that may or may
not exist and have some people concerned. You have to factor in how
many problems are there compared with number of radios sold, what may
not really be a problem, but may be pilot error or just nit picking,
etc, and if any such problems really concern you.
I'm sure you can go to mailing lists for any of the Yeasu or Icom models
and see similar stuff going on. Anyway, my 2 cents.
73, Steve KW3A
On 8/18/2011 3:19 AM, Curtis Delzer wrote:
> I got a confusing message, at least to me, from my friend about the=20
> 590. Seems that a good friend of ours told him that the 590 has been=20
> having problems that the, and I quote him "Yahoo 590," though I am=20
> pretty sure he means Yaesu 590, is better? or more dependable?
> Can anyone on this list shed some light on the potential source of=20
> his concerns about problems with the 590s and the meaning of "yahoo 590,"=
> :)
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> confusing me! :) we almost settled on the 590 as the one I should=20
> get, when this anomaly came up. where ever it is from. :)
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> Currently in Fessenden, North Dakota Mostly Cloudy, Thunder;=20
> Lightning Observed 66=B0F Wind:SSW-200=B0 at 9mph
> Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
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> Curtis Delzer
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