Patrick Maun wrote: > > Hey Group, > > ICOM is still claiming on their website that the M1 is waterproof even > though mine failed. They serviced it under warranty, and sent me a note > explaining that it is only 'water resistant'. Which was quite annoying to > hear after spending some big bucks for something I need to depend on. The > M3, which some people here have mentioned as waterproof is listed on their > website as 'water resistant'. Patrick is absolutely correct. I visited the ICOM website over the weekend and was struck by the submersible JIS-7 claim. Seeing this email, I called ICOM technical people and the guy who answered the phone said it was not submersible but could take a dunking. And if it failed in a dunking, it would be repaired under warranty. I pointed out the website statement but the fellow just kind of pretended I was speaking Yiddish. I did verify that there has been no model change since its introduction that would have made its relative water vulnerability any different. In answer to my question about using a waterproof bag with the radio he said an emphatic "I would!" When I was at Goldberg Marine (an E&B affiliate now but formerly an independent marine shop right in the middle of Manhattan), the clerk said the same thing about it not being submersible but saying the the Standard and Apelco were more reliable in a submersion. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jan 11 1999 - 12:53:14 PST
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