Dan Hagen wrote: >Sure they can--particularly if they are willing to provide a warranty >against failure due to water penetration. I'm sure that Icom will >repair or replace your unit under warranty. They did repair it under warranty. It's not the warranty that I'm complaining about, it's the fact that they present the M1 and M15 as having the same level of waterproofing. I did my research in the way that most of us do: I asked fellow paddlers, posted to the list, looked at various Internet specs and brochures, and finally, talked with the guys at US Marine. It just ticks me off that Icom is now claiming that the radio is "resistant" (the flyer is actually dated 1995) and not waterproof. I still know several people who have their M1's strapped to their PFD's and are rolling happily away with them. How long until these fail in the field, especially now that we (in the Midwest) are getting closer to the more dangerous fall season on Lake Superior. >If you want to avoid the use of a baggie, I recommend that you consider >an M15 or a Navico Axis. After I spent $250 getting the M1 just a few months ago? Anyone have an idea of how long after purchase US Marine will exchange a radio? And what is the price of the M15? And is the M15 *really* more waterproof than the M1? Too many questions, why can't the damn thing just work like it's supposed to. Hrumpf. -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 Fri Aug 14 1998 - 12:53:30 PDT
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