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KX2T

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Re: Icom IC-7610 vs Yaesu FT DX-101D
« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2022, 03:45:39 PM »

The USA Icom warranty is not what it is in other countries, in EU its two years, ZL now 5 but not sure about VK but here in the USA its one year and I am not sure but because of the display issue that might be just for the display the life of the radio depending on serial numbers. The USA Yaesu warranty is three years which is not bad for an amateur radio gear plus I have heard with Yaesu if they had a radio come back for service for the same issue on the second trip they covered shipping both ways were Icom basically my 7610 went back twice for the same display issue and ended up paying shipping to Icom both times and even on the third trip as well.
I have also been in a similar situation with Yaesu on an FT1000MP and they replaced my FT1000MP before the 1998 SQWWSSB contest, swapped the entire rig out and it was out of warranty by six months, covered shipping and paid 3 day air so I got the radio Friday afternoon just before the contest started. That my friends is excellent customer service plus I have always found Yaesu to be more approachable with service issues than Icom which has always had a strict bunch of rules but Icom's service station in Michigan called SAR's could teach Icom Corporate a few tricks cause SAR's is Top Notch!   
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K8AC

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Re: Icom IC-7610 vs Yaesu FT DX-101D
« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2022, 05:23:44 PM »

Buy a 7610 second-hand and see what you think of it.  If you don't like it, sell it for what you paid for it and then try the Yaesu.  With Icom, the warranty is transferable to a new owner, as long as it hasn't lapsed.  I went with the 7610 after playing with both at the Dayton hamvention.  I judged the Icom display and related functions to be superior to the Yaesu.

73, K8AC
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KX2T

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Re: Icom IC-7610 vs Yaesu FT DX-101D
« Reply #17 on: September 21, 2022, 08:41:50 AM »

I have owned both and even there little brother siblings like the 7300 and the FTDX10. If you are easily seduced by a pretty display and a menu system a moron can use with ease the Icom is the radio for you but if you don't mind reading the manual and taking a little time to understand the menu system the Yaesu is a better radio.
I owned a 7610 for three years, every year it went back to an Icom service center for a new display and the last one was there so called new replacement which worked well but every time I had to pony up the dollars for shipping it away three times which was just over $100 one way. I had a buddy have a problem with his 101D and Yaesu sent a call tag and payed shipping both ways so I guess the bigger the corporation the less real service you get.
No thanks I am done with any Icom radio her on out, there service is not what it should be no matter how pretty the display can be!
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