Hello All! A few weeks back, my Icom IC-M1 VHF died. I was out rolling and the LCD screen filled with water. Pretty sad, but at least it didn't happen out in the field, just during a practice session. So, I sent it into Icom who repaired it and sent it back. This is where it gets interesting. Along with the radio was a little sales flyer with the headline "Water-resistant protection you can count on!." The following paragraph reads: Water-resistant construction Effective water-resistance provides reliable operation under severe marine conditions. Torrential downpours, heavy seas -- no problem for this transceiver. Interesting. Someone had actually circled this paragraph with a red pen. My LCD screen distinctly says "Waterproof". The website at Icom rates the radio as: • Submersible JIS-7 rating (withstands submersion for 30 minutes at depth of 1 meter) So, what's the deal? I know alot of people who paddle with Icom *because* it is supposedly the most waterproof of the handhelds. Maybe we should put together a petition for them to get their sh*t in gear and make the radio waterproof. I think that the paddling community must make up a fairly sizable portion of their IC-M1 sales. Ideas? -Patrick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 13 1998 - 08:59:06 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:29:58 PDT