Bob Dobbs wrote:
dave wrote:
Bob Dobbs wrote:
Mark S. Holden wrote:
An advantage Ten-tec has over Icom is they seem to be better about
supporting discontinued models. They'll also try to talk an owner
through diagnosing and fixing a radio on the phone.
With the proliferation of SMD, there's not much an 'owner' can do,
combined with the low failure rate for Icom, probably doesn't justify an
extensive customer phone support facility.

You can swap-out boards inside. Ten Tec is very sparse inside. SMD's
fun. You just need to be able to see what you're doing and you must
have the right tip.

I've got some pretty serious 'coke bottles' but still don't do much with
SMD other than to do MARS/CAP mods occasionally.


You can rig a camera with a microscope and watch what you're doing on a
computer. Do you shake?