I agree, I have repaired a DJ-605 about 4 times now due to faulty
Toshiba power bricks.
On 2/21/06, Al Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > My Alinco DR-235 is just the opposite. It is very sensitive and works very
> > well. These radio have very good audio and are working well in my
> > repeater.
> > I also have 5 others in mobiles and they work extremely well. Dollar for
> > dollar, in my opinion, they are one of the best radios out there.
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> Your kidding, right? I have an Alinco ALR-072T UHF rig. In 50+ years of
> building, designing, repairing, and operating electronic equipment I have
> never seen such a sorry excuse for a piece of electronics gear. It looks
> inside to be a second grade science project that got an "D-". I have never
> seen poorer quality control, with solder balls all over it, rosin you could
> write in, wires laid out in what might be best described as the used-SOS-pad
> layout. The manual seems to be about a sixth generation translation from the
> original Sanskrit and printed on a used linoleum block for a cub scout merit
> badge.
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> Hopefully, Alinco has improved things over the years.
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> My personal opinion: Alinco = Wheel chock
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> YMMV
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> 73,
> Al, K9SI
> Victim of O. F. S. (Old Fart Syndrome)
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