Lou,
I had my Tx-500 for about 2 months before it died. And I agree, every electronic device is subject to failure and those with failures are typically in the minority for the TX-500 or any quality radio. In fact, my first IC-705 was a lemon with a defective WLAN chip that caused a radio lockup. The replacement has been flawless. Even the big 3 have failures and defects. At any rate, John got back to me yesterday and informed me that my radio¡¯s CPU failed and a batch of those boards just hit US Customs. So perhaps 4-6 more weeks based on his experience.?
The TX-500 I bought afterwards has been 100% flawless. Either way I¡¯ll be selling off the repaired radio as I have no use for 2 TX-500s.?
