Here's why "new" is not always "better"

Guy may have bricked his IC-7800 due to a faulty firmware upgrade. One hopes this was an isolated incident:

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=243439

Aside from the main topic, interesting callsign the fellow has.

If that happened to my 10 grand radio, I'd sure be pissed!

Hello.

I have not a clue, but I would hope it is an isolated issue.

IBTETR [In Before The Eventual Toyota Remark] :stirpot:

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Originally Posted by N5RLR

IBTETR [In Before The Eventual Toyota Remark] :stirpot:

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The problem is in the series of pipes and tunnels that radio uses. Isolating the clog will be the hat trick.

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Originally Posted by KA5PIU

I have not a clue, but I would hope it is an isolated issue.

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because i had to preserve this ...

I don't know about ICOM, but one would think that if the firmware chip had been messed up, and the radio turned into a brick, wouldn't replacing the chip with a "new" one flashed from the factory un-brick the radio? Or is that too obvious (or is the chip not accessible in such a way)?

two things...

1. Sucks to be him! :boohoo:

2. If you can afford a 10K radio, you can afford to get it un-fuxxord. Dumass...he was probably using linux or an Ipad...

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Originally Posted by W3WN

I don't know about ICOM, but one would think that if the firmware chip had been messed up, and the radio turned into a brick, wouldn't replacing the chip with a "new" one flashed from the factory un-brick the radio? Or is that too obvious (or is the chip not accessible in such a way)?

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If the chip cannot be readily desoldered or goes obsolete...you run the math.