worth it or not?

ollyit · 15 June 2005, 14:19

I've been offered a Icom IC-M503 for £80, fully working except the buttons on the handheld microphone dont work - but do on the unit itself, it also doesnt have the bracket so i'd have to buy or mount flush in the console - any opinions on these units?

should I go for it - I have no VHF at present

gingercoastie · 15 June 2005, 15:00

I have a bracket for a M601 that you can have if it will fit.

Rogue Wave · 15 June 2005, 15:12

I. dont think Icoms are reliable

gingercoastie · 15 June 2005, 15:14

I do think Icoms are reliable.

Nauti Buoy · 15 June 2005, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by gingercoastie

I do think Icoms are reliable.

I agree, pleased with my M601 and M1v handheld.

ollyit · 15 June 2005, 15:24

thanks guys, apparently the transmit button works fine. It's the channel change button which doesn't work. You have to change channel with the unit knob. The unit was sent back to Icom who fitted a brand new mike, charged £100. and it still came back faulty. -

hmm ,

Carl · 15 June 2005, 15:36

marine superstore,get a hand held for 100quid or under brand new

DM · 15 June 2005, 15:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by ollyit

should I go for it

I know the seller. He's a bit dodgy.

DM

Rogue Wave · 15 June 2005, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

I. dont think Icoms are reliable

I agree!

The Jackeens · 15 June 2005, 22:43

Mr wave r u answering your own posts

your box is full man

paul

Rogue Wave · 15 June 2005, 22:56

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Originally Posted by The Jackeens

Mr wave r u answering your own posts

your box is full man

paul

well somebody gotta tell Olly!

MY box may be full for some time I seem to have 357 posts out of a permitted 75. I am hacking my way through em but it's slow. I might just press delete all but there some good info in there.

ollyit · 16 June 2005, 07:39

come on then , whats the crack?

Rupert Bear · 16 June 2005, 08:45

I suppose it it all relative for reliability.
Now if you compare Icom reliability to Silva reliability...........................

Jon Brooks · 16 June 2005, 09:25

Ollyit

Did you send it back or was it the previous owner?
If the Unit came back faulty it needs to be returned to us.
I am a tad concernend if it has been repaired for him, cost him £100 then he is selling it for £80.
That would start alrm bells ringing for me.

If you have had it repaired and it has come back faulty pplease send it in for my attention I will carry out a full investigation, if we are at fault the unit will be fully serviced and repaired at our cost.

Whilst Rouge has an issue with Icom we do have thousands of happy customers with this unit.
It is the standard fit on many MOD vessels in daily use, as was the unit before the M501.
If the unit was as bad as said these kinds of users would move onto another radio very quickly.

Our overall failure rate of serialised products is about 0.005%.

I hope that helps.

Regards

ollyit · 16 June 2005, 09:34

Thanks Jon,

No its not me who has sent it back, I'm seriously considering buying it though as a lot of people say Icom are great and based on the good things you have just said it has brought me some peace of mind - thanks very much

Richard B · 16 June 2005, 09:41

If you buy it, offer £50 and tell the vendor that you want a 12 months money-back warranty

Then kick him in the nuts to show that you mean business!

Pete7 · 16 June 2005, 19:04

Oli, please don't kick Rogue Wave in the nuts, thats the ruffians from Reading solution, plus his nuts have a hard time as it is, constantly being immersed in salt water,

Do buy the radio, £80 is a bargin, send it straight back to Jon Brooks to get him to give it the once over and then fit it to your rib.

Pete

ollyit · 16 June 2005, 20:59

cheers Pete, yeah Im not gonna take the p***!

sending a cheque tomorrow

its a vhf after all thats more than I got now

cheers for all your replies guys

Rogue Wave · 17 June 2005, 05:19

I guess it's your call, but I wouldn't buy it!

John Kennett · 17 June 2005, 05:55

Oh shut up Stu!

Your views about Icom are more than sufficiently documented now, and you're stounding like a stuck record (There's a dying expression! Kids today don't even know what a stuck record sounds like -- "You what? It goes round and round and you balance a little needle on it. Weird!").

John